José Ramos-Horta
Politician
1949 –
Who is José Ramos-Horta?
José Manuel Ramos-Horta GCL AC is the United Nations' special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. He was appointed to this position on 2 January 2013. Previously, he was special envoy to fellow Lusophone country, Guinea-Bissau, and was the President of East Timor from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012, the second since independence from Indonesia. 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, Ramos-Horta served as the exiled spokesman for the East Timorese resistance during the years of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. While he has continued to work with FRETILIN, Ramos-Horta resigned from the party in 1988, becoming an independent politician.
After East Timor achieved independence in 2002, Ramos-Horta was appointed as the country's first foreign minister. He served in this position until his resignation on 25 June 2006, amidst political turmoil.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1949
Dili - Also known as
- Jose Ramos Horta
- Jose Ramos-Horta
- José Ramos Horta
- José Manuel Ramos Horta
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Timor-Leste
- Profession
- Education
- Postgraduate education, Columbia University
American Foreign Policy; Three Essays
( - 1983) - Hague Academy of International Law
International law
( - 1983) - Master's Degree, Antioch College
Peace and conflict studies
( - 1984)
- Postgraduate education, Columbia University
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on July 23, 2013
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