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...torture of 1999 and the 24 years of Indonesian occupation before that, they want the justice of a courtroom. That process has been slow and hard. And when last month's indictment of key Indonesian military figures for war crimes was welcomed by the population but not by President Xanana Gusm?o, many East Timorese felt more confused than ever about when justice will be done...
...repelled by tear gas. They regrouped the next day and, armed with rocks and slingshots, marched toward police headquarters. The police fired warning shots in the air, then apparently aimed lower, killing a 14-year-old and fatally wounding an 18-year-old. The mob erupted in fury. President Xanana Gusmao, widely revered for his role in bringing freedom to East Timor, tried in vain to calm the enraged youths. They smashed windows in the parliamentary offices, looted a hotel, destroyed an Australian-owned supermarket that had been among the first foreign businesses to open in independent East Timor...
Person of the Week BIRTH OF A NATION It took years of struggle in the jungle and many more as a political prisoner in Indonesia, but East Timor's favorite son finally reached the presidency after an overwhelming victory at the polls. Now Xanana Gusmão faces his most difficult task: building a country from scratch...
EAST TIMOR By Popular Demand Xanana Gusãmo won a landslide victory to become East Timor's first elected President. The former freedom fighter won 82.7% of the vote and will be inaugurated on May 20 as the leader of the world's newest independent country. In 1999 troops and militias aligned with the Jakarta government rampaged through the countryside, killing hundreds of people and creating 260,000 refugees following a U.N.-sponsored referendum, in which voters favored secession from Indonesia...
...Fearing prosecution if they return to East Timor, many former militia commanders are pressuring their followers to remain in the west until an amnesty agreement is reached. Some say likely East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao has already promised such a deal. "Xanana told us many times that if he is President we will have amnesty," says Vieira. Jo?o Tavares says an amnesty is vital. "If this is not accepted, then the future will be one of prolonged conflict," he warns...