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José Ramos-Horta
José Manuel Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician who has been the seventh president of Timor-Leste since 2022, having previously been the fourth president from 2007 to 2012. He was a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor".
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politics · President of East Timor (2007–2012; since 2022) · politician · lawyer · legal counselor · non-fiction writer · head of government · foreign minister · also José Ramos-Horta, Jose Ramos-Horta, José Manuel Ramos Horta, Ramos-Horta
Born 26 December 1949 · Q11665
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2022· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of East Timor (2022).
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2021· 1 entry
Ramos-Horta joined the judging committee for the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, an annual award instituted "to promote human fraternity values around the world and to fulfill the aspirations of the Document on Human F
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Ramos-Horta was appointed as the United Nations' Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) on 2 January 2013
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Order of José Martí (2010).
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2007· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2007).
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Career landmark: President of East Timor (2007–2012).
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2006· 2 entries
Ramos-Horta pledged his support for the International Simultaneous Policy (SIMPOL) which seeks to end the usual deadlock in tackling global issues
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of East Timor (2006–2007).
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2002· 1 entry
Ramos-Horta was appointed as the country's first foreign minister
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2001· 2 entries
Gathered the post-9/11 statements of 28 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the web site, and has spearheaded other peace initiatives with his fellow Nobel Laureates
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2001–2006).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2000–2001).
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (1998).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1996).
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1993· 1 entry
The Rafto Prize was awarded to the people of East Timor
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1984· 1 entry
Studied at Antioch College, master's degree (1984).
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1983· 2 entries
Studied at The Hague Academy of International Law (1983).
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And at Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he completed an Individualized Master of Arts degree in peace studies with the major area of study being Public International Law and International Relations, awar
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1975· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (1975–1975).
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-12-26.
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