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Wednesday, November 3, 1999 Published at 10:51 GMT

The trials of East Timor: Special report

End of a nightmare Twenty-four years after Indonesia invaded East Timor, the last Indonesian soldiers have left. But, writes Catherine Napier, the territory's long-term security may depend on the success of Indonesia's democracy.

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Key figures

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The role of Xanana Gusmao
Many East Timorese are hoping the charismatic rebel leader can make the transition from rebel fighter to leader of an independent East Timor.

"Indonesia has proved it does not want to end the violence" - Xanana Gusmao

From the archive (1996): BBC News reports on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Bishop Belo and Jose Ramos Horta

The world intervenes

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The military challenge
Defence Correspondent Mark Laity looks at the military risks facing the Australian-led intervention force and its prospects for success.

Who makes up the Timor force?

Correspondent Clive Myrie sees a Gurkha patrol respond to militia firing

After the vote

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Dili: Back to year zero
"As we left, driving past the evidence of this orgy of violence, the soldiers laughed and grinned" - Matt Frei reports from East Timor's capital.

Jonathan Head reports on being attacked

"The number of refugees is growing daily" - BBC's Matt Frei

Polling day

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Timor goes to the polls
After 300 years of Portuguese rule and nearly a quarter of a century under Indonesian military occupation, the East Timorese people braved threats of violence to vote on the territory's future: Simon Ingram reports.