Image Gallery 2009
17 September 2009
Suai Church memorial service
A memorial service was recently held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Suai Church massacre, which occurred at Suai in the Cova Lima District of East Timor, on the 6th September 1999.
Almost three thousand people attended the moving service to commemorate the loss of more than 200 lives.
The Prime Minister of East Timor and other East Timorese Government officials attended the ceremony.Other invited dignitaries included the Australian and New Zealand Ambassadors to East Timor, as well as both the Commander and Deputy Commander of the International Stabilisation Force.
As part of the commemorative service, wreaths were laid in memory and several guests addressed the attendees at the service.
| 20090908adf8144078_187 Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry, lowers his head during a prayer at the memorial service held to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suia Church Massacre. Also in attendance is the Australian Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency Peter Heyward, New Zealand Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency Dr Tim McIvor, Prime Minister of East Timor, Xanana Gusmau, and United States of America Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency Hans G. Klemm. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_244 A crowd of almost three thousand attended the church service to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_300 Thousands gather in a procession during the ceremony to remember and mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai Church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_306 Australian Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency Peter Heyward, joins the procession with thousands of East Timorese to remember and mark the 10th anniversary of the Suia Church Massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_312 Wreaths were dedicated to the victims of the Suia Church massacre during the ceremony to remember and mark the 10th anniversary. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_350 The memorial dedicated to the victims of the Suai Church massacre of September 6th, 1999. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_355 New Zealand Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency, Dr Tim McIvor lays a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai Church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_369 Australian Ambassador to East Timor, His Excellency, Peter Heyward reflects after laying a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai Church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_383 Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry, reflects for a moment after laying a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai Church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090908adf8144078_412 Through an interpreter, guests listen in as the Prime Minister of East Timor, Xanana Gusmau, speaks during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Suai Church massacre. (Date taken: 08 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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