Xanana Gusmão
(José Alexandre Gusmão)
(1946-)

1st President of East Timor
4th Prime Minister of East Timor
1999 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
2000 Sydney Peace Prize Winner
2002 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

birthdate: June 20
birthplace:
Manatuto, Portuguese Timor

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/
previousWinners.shtml#PW2000

www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/gusmao.html

www.unicef.org/infobycountry/Timorleste_30627.html

www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/afet/
droi/sakharov/sach1999_en.pdf

 

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