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1991: Dili Massacre, Timor-Leste: more than 271 people killed

12 November 2022 All day

On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops fired upon a peaceful memorial procession to a cemetery in Dili, East Timor that had turned into a pro-independence demonstration. More than 271 East Timorese were killed that day at the Santa Cruz cemetery or in hospitals soon after. An equal number were disappeared and are believed dead.

East Timor Action Network (ETAN)