Santa Cruz massacre

Santa Cruz massacre
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 / -8.56306; 125.58667
Date	12 November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11-12) (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.