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East Timor - A
Nation Screams Dili in Ruins - After the Rampage With independence
from Indonesia a reality, East Timor faced a new hardship: rebuilding its
country after 90 percent of the small nation was destroyed by
pro-Indonesia forces. Following East Timor's overwhelming vote for
independence in August 1999, rampaging militia massacred more than 1,000
people. Six months later, many East Timorese began the difficult
task of reconstructing their homes, schools and churches. UN forces
rounded us suspected militia and put them in a temporary jail until trial
in a yet-to-be-created judicial system.
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