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José Ramos-Horta
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José Ramos-Horta's Biography

José Manuel Ramos-Horta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɐmuz ˈoɾtɐ]), GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President of East Timor since independence from Indonesia, taking office on 20 May 2007. He is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize and a former Prime Minister, having served from 2006 until his inauguration as President after winning the 2007 East Timorese presidential election. As a founder and former member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN), Ramos-Horta served as the exiled spokesman for the East Timorese resistance during the years of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975 to 1999). While he has continued to work with FRETILIN, Ramos-Horta resigned from the party in 1988, and has since remained an independent politician.

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  • East Timor probes legality of militant's release

    Dili : East Timor | about 1 month ago

    East Timor's Supreme Court is investigating top government officials over accusations they illegally released a war crimes suspect at Indonesia's request — a case that could test the constitution of ...

  • Gusmao under fire over militia leader

    Dili : East Timor | about 1 month ago

    Fretilin party lawmakers submitted the censure motion to parliament on Monday over the decision last month to release Martenus Bere, who stands accused of involvement in the death of up to 200 people ...

  • Ramos-Horta 'will resign' over parliament threats

    Dili : East Timor | about 1 month ago

    This week the parliament rejected the President's travel proposal in protest at the government's decision to release an Indonesian man accused of being involved in a massacre in East Timor in 1999. ...

  • Govt to ban ‘Balibo’ as Australian police begin new probe

    Jakarta : Indonesia | about 1 month ago

    Since Balibo, directed by Australian Robert Conolly, was released two months ago, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have surprised Jakarta by announcing it has reopened its investigation into deaths ...

José Ramos-Horta News Stories

  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 3 days ago
    East Timor wants compensation from the Australian Government for any environmental damage caused by an oil leak from a rig in the Timor Sea. The Montara oil rig, which is 250 kilometres from East Timor's coastline, was expelling 400 barrels of oil a
  • News Source: The Age | 14 days ago
    It was late 1975, the Indonesian special forces had just murdered five Australian newsmen in Balibo and Jakarta was poised to invade East Timor, the tiny country on Australia's doorstep. Balibo , the movie, depicted the veteran journalist East as
  • News Source: Inter Press Service | 19 days ago
    If you order a beer, sit back and relax at one of the expat bars dotted along the coastal Pantai Kelapa road in this capital, you cannot help but notice the view: the stony beach, the swimming children and the grounded fishing boats...I live in Dili;

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  • Blog Source: temposemanaltimor.blogspot.com | 27 days ago
    There is a plan for a demonstration in support of President Jose Ramos-Horta. According to Tempo Semanal sources within the Palacio das Presidencia about 150 young people will meet the President at Dili airport tomorrow. ...
  • Blog Source: www.isn.ethz.ch | 27 days ago
    On 24 July, Balibo premiered in Melbourne, with Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta in attendance. The movie does not stick to the events of the day, digressing into a fictionalized scenario where the young Ramos-Horta accompanies ...
  • Blog Source: brothersjuddblog.com | 27 days ago
    In 1983, it selected Poland's Lech Walesa; in 1991, Burma's Aung Sun Suu Kyi; and, in 1996, East Timor's Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta. None of these dissidents were peacemakers in the narrow sense; some even rejected ...

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