1991 ⟶ Dili Massacre in East Timor
The Indonesian Army massacred at least 250 East Timorese pro...
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🇹🇱 Timor-Leste Declares Independence
After a small-scale civil war, Timor-Leste underthe Fretilin declares its independence.⟶
Timor-LesteIndependenceFretilinIndonesiaDecolonizationAsiaCold WarInvasion
🇮🇩 Indonesia Invades East Timor
In Operation Seroja, the Indonesian National Armed Forces invades East Timor. The day before, US President Gerald Ford had given the green light for the invasion in a meeting with Indonesian President Suharto in Jakarta. An estimated 100,000–180,000 people will be killed or starve to death in the 25-year occupation.⟶
IndonesiaEast TimorInvasionHuman RightsCold WarUS Foreign PolicyAsiaOccupationGenocide
🇨🇳 Tiananmen Square Massacre
Tiananmen Square Massacre: Beijing protests are crushed by the communist Chinese government, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.⟶
ChinaTiananmen SquareProtestsMassacre1989CommunismHuman RightsPolitical RepressionAsiaCold War
🩸 Dili Massacre in East Timor
The Indonesian Army massacred at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence protesters during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.⟶
IndonesiaEast TimorMassacreHuman RightsAsiaOccupationIndependence MovementTimor-Leste