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November 12th 1991 will be remembered forever by the East Timorese as one of the bloodiest days in their History. 271 unarmed East Timorese civilians (mostly young people) while staging a peaceful demonstration in Dili's cemetery of Santa Cruz were brutally killed by the Indonesian Army. 382 wounded were counted. 250 more people just "disappeared". In the following days the massacre continued in many places of East Timor, as the demonstrators were persecuted all over the territory. Inside the Army Hospital, in Dili, for example, many survivors were also reported to have been brutally killed with heavy stones and lethal injections. In remembrance of the victims of this tragic day the National Youth Council and the government of Timor-Leste is organising a memorial ceremony. The event will be officiated by the President and Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. The government of Timor-Leste is likely to declare November 12th as the National Youth Day. Your support and participation in this event is highly appreciated. Programme - Santa Cruz Memorial: Wednesday Nov 12 2003 ~ 4.30pm-6.00pm
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