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Friday, 17 May, 2002, 11:55 GMT 12:55 UK

In pictures: East Timor's steps to freedom


As East Timor celebrates its independence, BBC News Online looks back at the events following the bloody 1999 vote to break away from 24 years of Indonesian rule.

East Timorese flee their homes in trucks, 1999

East Timorese queue to vote, August 1999

Xanana Gusmao

UN troops arriving in Dili, October 1999

UN peacekeeping soldier patrol Dili, 1999

East Timorese refugees

Families queue to vote in the April 2002 presidential election

Xanana Gusmao during the 2002 presidential election campaign

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