Accession Number | P03605.970 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Immig, John |
Place made | East Timor: Dili |
Date made | 15 January 2000 |
Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Sergeant Rodgers 2 A Battery (unit unknown), (right, facing camera), stands guard with Kenyan (?) ...
Sergeant Rodgers 2 A Battery (unit unknown), (right, facing camera), stands guard with Kenyan (?) soldiers during a riot outside the Dili gymnasium and basketball stadium. A female Portugese reporter stands at the right with her back to the camera. The United nations (UN) had made an offer of employment for 700 local people, registration taking place inside the gymnasium. Approximately 3000 unemployed people arrived and were forced to wait in hot cramped conditions in a small square outside the stadium. Part way through the proceedings a UN official informed the crowd that only those people with computer skills and good English and Portuguese language skills would be considered for the jobs. International peacekeepers, including Australian soldiers, controlled the resulting riot outside the stadium and Jose Ramos Horta, who had recently returned from exile, was called in to help calm the crowd.