Timor Leste's President Francisco Guterres at a ceremony to mark the independence of Timor Leste Source: AAP
The event saw widespread violence engulf the small nation and resulted in an Australian-led peacekeeping force being deployed, as those who were there recall.
The event saw widespread violence engulf the small nation and resulted in an Australian-led peacekeeping force being deployed, as those who were there recall.
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