What the records say
- When
- Aug 1983 – Sep 1983
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 200
- Coordinates
- 8.83° S, 126.32° E
- Description
- 1983 massacre in East Timor
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kraras massacre
Series of massacres in 1983 in East Timor
The Kraras massacre was a series of mass killings committed by the Indonesian Army, along with Timorese Hansip members, in August and September 1983 in Kraras, Viqueque Municipality, East Timor. More than 200 civilians, mostly men, died in the killings. The region is now known as the "Valley of Widows".
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