Santa Cruz massacre
| Santa Cruz massacre | |
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| Part of the East Timor genocide during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor | |
The Santa Cruz massacre took place during a 1991 funeral procession to the grave of Sebastião Gomes. | |
| Location | Santa Cruz cemetery, Dili |
| Coordinates | 08°33′47″S 125°35′12″E / 8.56306°S 125.58667°E |
| Date | 12 November 1991 (UTC+9) |
| Target | East Timorese |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 250+ |
| Perpetrators | Indonesian Army |
| Motive | Political repression, Anti-Christian sentiment |
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The Santa Cruz massacre (also known as the Dili massacre) was the murder of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery in the capital, Dili, on 12 November 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor and is part of the East Timor genocide.