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Recently, in the year 2006, sporadic violence in the East Timor had led to the devastation of the country. Thousands of people have left their home and have taken shelter in the other parts of the country. Twenty Timorese were killed in the recent East Timor conflicts. In the year 2006, there was a massive rioting due to the sacking of 6000 soldiers. The East Timor conflicts started when the soldiers of the Western Timor accused the leaders of the East Timor for discrimination.
In the car parking zone of the office of the UN, 7000 Timorese made camps. According to the reports, a number of houses of the Timorese families have been burnt or looted. At that time, several concern staffs were working for the affected families. Here are some important facts regarding the conflicts in East Timor.
1991: The military forces of Indonesia fired on an interment procession, killing hundreds of people in Dili. In the year 1992, an inquiry was set up for the Dili shooting which led to the elimination of two generals. According to the East Timor resistance movement, 273 people died in the 1991 East Timor conflict with the departure of 255 people and injuring 376 people. A new governor was appointed in the East Timor with the capture of the Fretilin guerilla leader Gusmao.
1995: "Ninjas" (military supported terror squads) again appeared in Dili. In the year 1998, Suharto, the then president of Timor- Leste resigned due to the ongoing riots and clashes in the East - Timor.
1999: Resumption of the Guerilla war for freedom. The Indonesian military forces restricted independence of the country which led into the conflicts of the East Timor. A global peace keeping force was deployed in East Timor by Australia. The remaining Indonesian forces leave East Timor.
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