The city suffered badly from the post-referendum carnage in 1999 where almost 75% of all buildings were burnt down. Departing Indonesian troops and the mobs they sponsored ripped out all infrastructure and utilities, leaving it without electricity and telephones. Dili has since recovered remarkably, although one can still see many gutted buildings.
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