East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

Gusmao returns to power as East Timor prime minister

Xanana Gusmao has been sworn in as East Timor's prime minister after his party won the parliamentary election in May.

East Timor’s independence hero Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

Former guerilla leader Xanana Gusmao was sworn into office by President Jose Ramos-Horta, his fellow independence fighter during Indonesia’s occupation.

PM Lee congratulates Xanana Gusmao on becoming Timor-Leste’s prime minister

This is the second time Mr Gusmao has been appointed as Timor-Leste's Prime Minister. Read more at straitstimes.com.

East Timor Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns To Power

East Timor's first democratically elected head of state, Xanana Gusmao, returned to power on Saturday, eight years after he resigned as prime minister of Southeast Asia's youngest democracy.

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…

East Timor’s independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May. Crowd cheered as the former guerrilla leader traveled by motorcade to the presidential palace in Dili, the capital, where he and his members of Cabinet were sworn into office by President Jose Ramos-Horta, his fellow independence fighter during In…