East Timorese

Similarly, General Suharto, who had ruled Indonesia for 33 years and who had more blood on his hands than almost any leader of the second half of the 20th century, bearing direct responsibility for the deaths for many hundreds of thousands of Indonesian and East Timorese civilians, was ousted in a largely nonviolent uprising in 1998.

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At left, East Timorese and Indonesian construction workers poured cement into the framework of a Ministry of Justice government building in Dili in January.

Developing East Timor 2010

At left, East Timorese and Indonesian construction workers poured cement into the framework of a Ministry of Justice government building in Dili in January.

Developing East Timor 2010

At left, East Timorese and Indonesian construction workers poured cement into the framework of a Ministry of Justice government building in Dili in January.

Developing East Timor 2010

At left, East Timorese and Indonesian construction workers poured cement into the framework of a Ministry of Justice government building in Dili in January.

Developing East Timor 2010

At left, East Timorese and Indonesian construction workers poured cement into the framework of a Ministry of Justice government building in Dili in January.

Developing East Timor 2010

Recent moves toward opening a regional processing center in East Timor for refugees who attempt to reach Australia illegally by boat have encountered strong opposition within the East Timorese government.

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Stephen Smith our enthusiasm in working closely with the East Timorese authorities during the next times so that we can create conditions for

Interview - BBC - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2009

LUIS AMADO: I think it's still fragile as Stephen has mentioned, but we need to consider, really quite disruptive process that East Timorese society has known in the last decades.

Interview - BBC - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2009

Two responses; firstly, we spoke - Minister Amado and I about the improvement in the East Timorese security situation since the terrible attempts on the lives of the President and the Prime Minister effectively 12 months ago.

Interview - BBC - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2009