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Two months ago nearly half a million East Timorese fled the chaos and death after the referendum on Independence. Up to 400,00 people are still missing from the region. No one knows exactly where they are.
Up to 400 people perished in a brutal massacre at Suai. The yard where 1800 independence supporters cheered and yelled for independence is now a wasteland.
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In 1999 East Timor overwhelmingly voted for independence. However celebrations did not follow - brutal violence did. This documentary speaks to those who bore witness to the tragic events which lead to the death of 1,400 civilians.
Burning of villages and assault on the people of East Timor at the hands of Indonesian troops. This is what followed the vote for independence - but now perhaps the soldiers are leaving.
A report filmed just before the 1999 general referendum. We travelled with the UN monitors into the previously off-limits rural to assess the probability of a fair referendum.
In 1999, escalating violence between pro- and anti-independence fighters in East Timor threatened the UN ballot on the future of the territory.
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