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List of massacres in East Timor

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in East Timor (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
East Timor genocide 1975–1999 100,000–300,000
Balibo massacre 16 October 1975 Balibo 5 A few months before the invasion of East Timor five journalist, reporter Greg Shackleton and sound recordist Tony Stewart who were both Australian, a New Zealander cameraman Gary Cunningham and two Brits cameraman Brian Peters and reporter Malcolm Rennie were executed by the Indonesian Army.
Colmera massacre 7–8 December 1975 Colmera 27 The Indonesian Army shot dead 14 Chinese residents in Colmera, after a Indonesian paratrooper accidentally hung himself when his parachute got stuck on the building. The next day the soldiers executed 13 more Chinese migrants on the beach.[1]
Massacre at the Dili Wharf 8 December 1975 Dili 7 Four members of Fretilin, Isabel Lobato, Rosa Bonaparte, Bernardino Soares and Francisco Borja da Costa were executed by the Indonesian Army, and two other members of Fretilin, Bimba and Silvinia da Silva disappeared and an Australian journalist Roger East was also executed.
Laleia massacre February 1979 Laleia 16 14 Hansip officers who were Falintil informants, and two civilians were executed by the Indonesian Army.
Manatuto Hotel disappearances September 1980 Manatuto 17
Kraras massacre August–October 1983 Viqueque (subdistrict) 287
Muapitine massacre [de] 8 December 1983 Muapitine, Lospalos, Lautém 5 Members of the Indonesian army forced the villagers themselves to publicly execute five resistance men in Muapitine[1][2]
Santa Cruz massacre 12 November 1991 Dili 250+
Galitas massacre 25 January 1999 Galitas, Zumalai, Cova Lima 4[3]
Ritabou ambush 16 March 1999 Ritabou, Maliana, Bobonaro 4 Four members of Fretilin, Pedro dos Santos, Domingos dos Santos, Jóse Barros and Fonseca Asu Mau were ambushed and killed by the Indonesian Army and Halilintar militiamen during a meeting.[1]
Liquiçá Church massacre April 1999 Liquiçá 200+ by Besi Merah Putih
Manuel Carrascalão House massacre 17 April 1999 Dili 12 12 people were killed by the pro-Indonesia Aitarak militia, commanded by Eurico Guterres, including Carrascalão's 17-year-old son Manelito, who was tortured and hacked to death[4]
Suai Church massacre 6 September 1999 Suai 136[5]-200[6] by Laksaur
Massacre at Veromoco river 25 September 1999 Veromoco, subdistrict Lautém 9 Members of the pro-Indonesian militia Team Alfa, led by Joni Marques, murdered nine people at Malaiada on the northern coastal road from Lautém to Baucau. Among the victims were two nuns, three priests and Indonesian journalist Agus Muliawan.[1][7]
Maubusa market attack 29 May 2001 Maubusa,Balibo 5 Former members of the Dangi Dadaras Merah Putih threw around four hand grenades over the Loes River, which was around 50 to 100m away, from the Indonesian side of the market to the East Timorean side killing 5 and injuring over 40. The attack was in retaliation for the men getting in debt, to a cross border gambling ring, and were targeting those involved in the operation, one of those killed was the leader of the operation, but the rest were all bystanders.[8]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "7.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances" (PDF). East Timor and Indonesia Action Network. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "HISTORIA MASAKRE 08 DE DEZEMBRU 1983 IHA SUKU MUAPITINE - INFORMASAUN TIMOR-LESTE". informasauntimorleste.blogspot.com (in Tetum). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Urgent situation in East Timor". East Timor and Indonesia Action Network. 27 January 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Vítimas do massacre de 17 de Abril recordadas em Díli". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in European Portuguese). 17 April 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Cristóvão, Nivia (29 September 2023). "Setembro negro: o preço da independência e as vítimas "esquecidas" - DILIGENTE". www.diligenteonline.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Suai Church Massacre: Communities to build statues of three priests, Hilario, Dewanto, Francisco - TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste". Tatoli. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Começou julgamento de acusados do massacre de Lospalos - Timor-Leste - PÚBLICO". Público (in European Portuguese). 3 July 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ Atambua, MICHAEL WARE (2001-09-17). "Payback Time". TIME. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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