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Santa Cruz massacre

East Timorese-Indonesian history [1991]
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  • Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, 1995
    Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo

    Following a massacre of peaceful demonstrators in Dili in 1991, Belo successfully campaigned for reforms in the military and the dismissal of two generals. A strong believer in nonviolent resistance, Belo sought peaceful means to settle the troubles in his homeland. In an open letter written in…

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    Following a massacre of peaceful demonstrators in Dili in 1991, Belo successfully campaigned for reforms in the military and the dismissal of two generals. A strong believer in nonviolent resistance, Belo sought peaceful means to settle the troubles in his homeland. In an open letter written in…

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  • East Timorese resistance fighters
    1975 invasion of East Timor
    / The path toward independence

    …filmed the event—known as the Santa Cruz massacre—reviving international attention on East Timor.

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    …filmed the event—known as the Santa Cruz massacre—reviving international attention on East Timor.

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