East Timor elects president amid 20 years of independence - La Prensa Latina Media
Bangkok, March 18 (EFE).- Veteran politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta aspires to win the presidential elections Saturday in East Timor, an impoverished Southeast Asian country with oil reserves that will celebrate 20 years since its independence in May. Ramos-Horta, supported by popular and influential ex-guerrilla fighter Xanana Gusmao, faces current President Franciso …
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