Timor-Leste
23-25 May 2006
Violence continued, with several people killed and several dozen injured. Timorese politicians called on the prime minister to resign.
28-29 April 2006
Violent riots took place in Dili leading to the displacement of thousands of civilians.
Late March 2006
Numerous violent incidents occurred in Dili, leading to 48 arrests. Eight of those arrested were dismissed soldiers.
Mid-March 2006
Nearly 40 percent of the armed forces (591 soldiers) were dismissed by the commander of the armed forces.
8 February 2006
Some 400 members of the armed forces demonstrated in front of the president’s office in Dili demanding a response to their petition alleging discrimination in promotion and ill-treatment of members of the military from outside the eastern parts of the country.
20 January 2006
President Gusmão presented the Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation report to the Secretary-General.
28 October 2005
Timor-Leste’s Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation handed over its final report to President Gusmão.
