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Santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
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Santa Cruz massacre
1991 massacre in Indonesian-occupied East Timor
The Santa Cruz massacre was the murder of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery in the capital, Dili, on 12 November 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor and is part of the East Timor genocide.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indonesian Army
Land service branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Indonesian Army is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (TKR) "People's Security Army" first emerged as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dili
Capital and largest city of Timor-Leste
Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains. The climate is tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city has served as the economic hub and chief port of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)