East Timor genocide
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The East Timor genocide refers to the "pacification campaigns" of state terrorism which were waged by the Indonesian New Order government during the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor. The majority of sources consider the Indonesian killings in East Timor to constitute genocide,[1][2][3] while other scholars disagree on certain aspects of the definition.[4]
Genocide of the Timorese
| East Timor Genocide | |
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| Part of Indonesian occupation of East Timor | |
 The Santa Cruz massacre took place during a 1991 funeral procession to the grave of Sebastião Gomes. | |
| Location | East Timor province, Indonesia (East Timor under Indonesian occupation) |
| Date | Occupation lasted from 1975 to 1999, though much of the killing occurred in the 1970s |
| Target | Population of East Timor |
Attack type | Forced disappearance, Genocidal massacre |
| Deaths | Estimates of the total number of war dead range from 100K-300K |
| Motive | Forced capitulation of the East Timorese people to Indonesian authority, Greater Indonesia |
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