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East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
- Xanana Gusmao, former guerrilla leader and independence fighter, has been sworn in as the prime minister of East Timor, Asia's youngest country, after his party won the parliamentary election in May.
- The new government is a coalition between Gusmao's National Congress of the Reconstruction of East Timor and the Democratic Party. Gusmao faces the challenge of tackling economic issues, as 42% of the country's population lives below the poverty line.
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Xanana Gusmao inaugurated East Timor prime minister
DILI, East Timor, July 1 — East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was inaugurated as prime minister of Southeast Asia’s youngest democracy today, marking his return to power almost a decade after he left the government. More than two decades after independence, the country is still struggling to develop its economy, with more than 40 percent of its 1.3 million citizens living in poverty. “My vision for the people is for them to be more pr…
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
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