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José Ramos-Horta

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José Manuel Ramos-Horta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɐ̃muz ˈɔɾtɐ]; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician who has been the seventh president of East Timor 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). While he continued to work with Fretilin, he resigned from the party in 1988, becoming an independent politician. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia. José Ramos-Horta is the 2,437th most popular politician (down from 2,422nd in 2024), the most popular biography from Timor-Leste and the most popular East Timorese Politician.

José Ramos-Horta is most famous for being a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was the president of East Timor from 2007 to 2012.

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Among politicians, José Ramos-Horta ranks 2,437 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ismail Qemali, Al-Hadi, Caranus of Macedon, Ashur-etil-ilani, and Nicos Anastasiades. After him are Ermanaric, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, John of Saxony, Mithridates V of Pontus, and Aeschines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, José Ramos-Horta ranks 51. Before him are Horst Ludwig Störmer, Patrick Süskind, Amin Maalouf, Steve Perry, Linda Lovelace, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. After him are Fanny Ardant, Robert Palmer, Don Johnson, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Robin Gibb.

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In Timor-Leste

Among people born in Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta ranks 1 out of 12. After him are Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (1948), Xanana Gusmão (1946), Taur Matan Ruak (1956), Francisco Guterres (1954), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Mari Alkatiri (1949), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (1967), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Timor-Leste

Among politicians born in Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta ranks 1. After him are Xanana Gusmão (1946), Taur Matan Ruak (1956), Francisco Guterres (1954), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Mari Alkatiri (1949), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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