| Accession Number | P04504.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | 24 December 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Mourners gather around the open coffin of Francisco Manuel Gusmao during his burial at the Santa ...
Description
Mourners gather around the open coffin of Francisco Manuel Gusmao during his burial at the Santa Cruz Cemetery. Francisco Gusmao, 84 years old at the time of his death, was the father of Xanana Gusmao, a leader of Fretilin, the East Timorese resistance organisation, and commander of Falintil, its armed wing. Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result, pro-Indonesian militias launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction across the territory. Xanana Gusmao was released from house arrest on 7 September 1999, and fled to Australia. He returned when stability was restored by the Australian led International Force for East Timor (INTERFET). In May 2002, Xanana Gusmao became President of an independent East Timor (Timor Leste).