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José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão is an East Timorese politician who has served as the prime minister of East Timor since 2023, previously serving in that position from 2007 to 2015. A former rebel, he also served as East Timor's first president since its re-establishment of independence, from 20 May 2002 to 20 May 2007. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. June 1946
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Xanana Gusmão Quotes

“The problem now (after East Timor independence from Indonesia referendum) is that we the East Timorese are without means. We are so dependent, we feel very small and fragile. But I have confidence that this will not last too long. We have hopes that after (United Nations-backed) the transitional period, we can rebuild our country.”

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Xanana Gusmão (2019) cited in: " An interview with "Xanana" Gusmao http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/1999/11/13/0000010511" in Taipei Times, 13 November 1999.

Confidence , Dependency , Country , Hope

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