Talk:Díli Massacre
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It's the weirdest thing, I was actually looking for what Wikipedia said about the months long sacking of Dili after the East Timorese risked their lives by both voting (many had to walk hours to do so), and then over 75% of them voted for independance despite the armed soldiers looking on. Which resulted in the Capital of Dili being burnt to the ground in retribution, or in the words of a journalist who only saw the pictures each night: "Pro-Indonesian militias refused to accept the overwhelming vote and went on a violent rampage -- the images of which will not be erased for generations."
Yet, almost no mention. So I looked to see what was written about the Dili Massacre, again nothing. And what is scary is that a quick Google search expecting to see the dozens of BBC & CNN reports of the time, none.
So I ask people besides myself, please help provide two NPOV articles one on the Dili Massacre of 1991; and the other about the post independance militia destruction of Dili that also scared 290,000 people across the border into refugee camps. (in Australia we even had reporters telling how they saw Indonesian soldiers changing from uniform to militia clothing before joining the mob). Not restricted to Dili, but the destruction of all infrastructure was the army's goal (PPOV).
Can anyone suggest a suitable article name for the 1999/2000 sacking?
- As the Indonesian military name of the operation was "Scorched Earth Operation", I'll use the article title "Timor-Leste Scorched Earth"Daeron 17:18, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Pave move
I moved this page to add the correct Accent to the title, also added some portuguese accents to words
[edit] Name of massacre
I always thought of this as the Santa Cruz Massacre. That is what is was called by people in Timor. I think it should be renamed or we should make a redirect from Santa Cruz Massacre - I had trouble finding this in Wikipedia. Also, unfortunately, more than one event in Dili's history can be called a Massacre, so Santa Cruz Massacre would be more specific.--Chinawhitecotton 23:38, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Also, I just noticed that the link on the page refers to it as the Santa Cruz Massacre. So does IFET, the International Federation for East Timor [1] and ETAN, the East Timor Action Network [2]. Now I definitely think this page should be moved to Santa Cruz Massacre, with redirects from Dili Massacre. Let me know your thoughts --Chinawhitecotton 23:45, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Still no comments on whether it should be called the Santa Cruz Massacre? --Chinawhitecotton 08:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] History of Indonesia infobox
While East Timor was under Indonesian rule at the time, and there is certainly an overlap between the two countries histories, is the History of Indonesia infobox really appropriate? I wouldn't categorise the Easter Rising in what is now the Republic of Ireland as 'History of the United Kingdom', nor events in Singapore between 1963 and 1965 as 'History of Malaysia', even though neither country was independent of the UK and Malaysia at the time.
Also, the reference to the students as Christian is irrelevant - most people in East Timor are, just as most people in Aceh are Muslim. That's not why they were shot at - many Indonesian military officers are Christian too. Quiensabe 31 Jan 2006 UTC 15:07
I had that thought too when I came to the page. Then I thought, well, it was Indonesia... But there is something almost creepy about having that giant indonesia box on this particular page. I am for removing it--Chinawhitecotton 17:26, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
