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Xanana Gusmão
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Xanana Gusmão's Biography

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20, 1946) is a former militant who was the first President of East Timor, serving from May 2002 to May 2007. He later became the fourth and current Prime Minister of East Timor on August 8, 2007.

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  • Candles and prayers for victims of Timor massacre

    Dili : East Timor | 9 days ago

    East Timor— Thousands of mourners lit candles, sang hymns and prayed in East Timor on Thursday, honoring the victims of a massacre of pro-independence demonstrators by Indonesian troops 18 years ago....

  • East Timor wants compo for oil spill fallout

    Dili : East Timor | 16 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 Leste government faces no confidence vote

    Dili : East Timor | about 1 month ago

    The opposition Fretilin party put forward the motion in the house of representatives Monday to protest Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's order to set free Maternus Bere on Aug. 30. The Supreme Court ...

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  • News Source: News 24 | about 10 hours ago
    Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel were on Friday named winners of a children's rights prize in a vote involving more than 7 million children worldwide. "We are extremely honoured to have been voted as the Decade Child Rights Heroes," Mandela
  • News Source: The Boston Globe | 8 days ago
    East Timor— Thousands of mourners lit candles, sang hymns and prayed in East Timor on Thursday, honoring the victims of a massacre of pro-independence demonstrators by Indonesian troops 18 years ago. Many called on the tiny nation's leaders to
  • News Source: The Age | 9 days ago
    The appeal came as thousands of people gathered for a service at the Santa Cruz graveyard in downtown Dili, Timor's capital, where Indonesian troops opened fire on pro-independence demonstrators on November 12, 1991, killing hundreds. Mothers,

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  • Blog Source: pacific.scoop.co.nz | about 2 hours ago
    In September 1990 Robert Domm conducted a secret interview with the resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in East Timor. It was broadcast to the outside world, resulting in greater awareness of East Timor's independence struggle. ...
  • Blog Source: easttimorlegal.blogspot.com | about 2 hours ago
    Pires and 27 of Reinado's associates are facing numerous counts of conspiring or attempting to kill Mr Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Pires denies the charges, saying she had nothing to do with the attacks in which Mr ...
  • Blog Source: temposemanaltimor.blogspot.com | 8 days ago
    This letter, from Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to the President of the National Parliament dated 4 November 2009, just 6 days ago, reveals much of the particular issues relating to the controversial power plant project signed between ...

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