José Ramos-Horta
2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
José Manuel Ramos-Horta GCL AC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɐ̃muz ˈɔɾtɐ]; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Ramos-Horta is the President of East Timor since 2022.[1] He was president before from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012.[2] He was the United Nations' special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).[3]
José Ramos-Horta | |
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| 4th and 7th President of East Timor | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Taur Matan Ruak Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | Francisco Guterres |
| In office 20 May 2007 – 20 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Estanislau da Silva Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | Xanana Gusmão |
| Succeeded by | Taur Matan Ruak |
| 3rd Prime Minister of East Timor | |
| In office 26 June 2006 – 19 May 2007 | |
| President | Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | Mari Alkatiri |
| Succeeded by | Estanislau da Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Ramos-Horta 26 December 1949 Dili, Portuguese Timor (now East Timor) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Pessoa Pinto (Divorced) |
| Children | Loro Ramos-Horta |
| Alma mater | Hague Academy of International Law Antioch College International Institute of Human Rights Columbia University |
References
change- ↑ "Ramos-Horta wins Timor-Leste presidential election". The Star. April 20, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ↑ Greenlees, Donald (11 May 2007). "East Timor hopes new leader will heal divisions". International Herald Tribune.
- ↑ Lindsay Murdoch (10 July 2006). "Ramos Horta vows to rebuild Timor". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 27 September 2006.
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