List of massacres in East Timor

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
Kraras massacre	August–October 1983	Viqueque (subdistrict)	287
Muapitine massacre	December 1983	Muapitine	5
Galitas massacre	25 January 1999	Galitas	6
Liquiçá Church massacre	April 1999	Liquiçá	200+	by Besi Merah Putih
Manuel Carrascalão House massacre	17 April 1999	Dili	14	by Aitarak
Santa Cruz massacre	12 November 1991	Dili	250+
Suai Church massacre	6 September 1999	Suai	200+	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.
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. All but one of the victims was publicly as the rest were never identified as the bodies were transported to West Timor.

External links

• 07.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances from final report "Chega!" of Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (CAVR)