Brief biography of xanana gusmao biography
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José Alexandre Xanana Gusmão Biography
José Alexandre “Xanana” Gusmão
President of East TimorBorn: June 20, 1946
Birthplace: Manatuto, East Timor
The charismatic former rebel won East Timor's first presidential election, held in April 2002. An independent, he was the candidate of 9 of East Timor's 16 political parties, an indication of his widespread appeal. Gusmão took office on May 20, 2002, after the United Nations relinquished power.
Gusmão pledged to encourage utländsk investment and seek reconciliation with those who fought for Indonesia in East Timor's long war independence.
One of nine children, Gusmão attended a Jesuit seminary and Dili High School. After his compulsory military service in the Portuguese colonial forces, Gusmão worked for the colonial government.
Gusmão became an active revolutionary in 1975, after Portugal ended its 450-year rule over East Timor, and neighboring Indonesia promptly invaded. In 1979 Gusmão became the primary rebel leader
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON
HIS EXCELLENCY KAY RALA XANANA GUSMÃO
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão led the Timorese resistance which achieved independence for the people of Timor-Leste. He was the first elected President of the Republic and later served as Prime Minister.
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão was born on 20 June 1946, in the Municipality of Manatuto, in Timor-Leste. He attended primary school at Santa Teresa, in Ossu, in the Municipality of Viqueque, the Catholic Mission “Nossa Senhora de Fátima”, in Dare, and high school Dr. Francisco Machado, in Díli.
Xanana Gusmão entered public administration in 1966 and served in the Portuguese military from 1968 to 1970. In 1974 he joined the staff of the newspaper “A Voz de Timor" (the Voice of Timor) and joined the political party “Associação Social Democrata” ASDT (Social Democrat Association), which later became the Revolutionary Front for an Independent Timor-Leste (FRETILIN). He worked as the Deputy Director of the Department of Informati
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Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Security of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Name:
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
Date of Birth:
June 20, 1946
Place of Birth:
Manatuto, Timor-Leste
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão was born on June 20, 1946 in Manatuto, Timor-Leste (East Timor). He was raised in the country, with a brother and five sisters. His father was a schoolteacher. He completed primary and started secondary school at the Catholic mission of "Nossa Senhora de Fátima" in Dare and then went on to Dili. He started to work very early in life, mornings as a chartered surveyor and afternoons teaching at the Chinese school. In April 1974 he joined the staff of "A Voz de Timor" (the Voice of Timor).
After the Carnation Revolution in Portugal on 25th April 1974, and faced with the opportunity for self-determination and independence, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão decided to join the newly formed Associação Social Democrata –ASDT (Social Democrat Association) which was l