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| Ramos-Horta named as East Timor's new PM |
| 2006-07-09 |
| DILI: Nobel prize-winner Jose Ramos-Horta has been named as East Timor's new prime minister, President Xanana Gusmao announced Saturday, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the nation. The premier's position was left empty last month when Mari Alkatiri resigned. "We have agreed to declare as prime minister Jose Ramos-Horta, first deputy prime minister Estanislau da Silva and second deputy prime minister Rui Araujo," Gusmao said after meeting with leaders from the ruling party. Da Silva is currently agriculture minister while Araujo is health minister. Ramos-Horta, who was East Timor's international face during its years of fighting Indonesia's occupation and won the 1996 Nobel peace prize for his efforts, was foreign and defence minister in Alkatiri's government. He is not a member of the decades-old Fretilin party but helped found it. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 When I hear his name I think of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horta_(Star_Trek) "I'm a doctor not a bricklayer!" |
| Posted by: Penguin 2006-07-09 12:52 |