José Ramos-Horta

President of East Timor (2007–2012; since 2022)

José Manuel Ramos-Horta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈnwɛɫ ˈʁɐ̃muz ˈɔɾtɐ]; born 26 December 1949) 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". As a founder and former member of Fretilin, Ramos-Horta served as the exiled spokesman for the East Timorese resistance during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975–1999).

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA. More on occurri.