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Taur Matan Ruak

1956 - Today

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José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who served as 9th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th president of East Timor from 2012 to 2017. Before entering politics, he was the commander of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), the military of East Timor, from 2002 until 6 October 2011. Prior to serving in the F-FDTL, he was the last commander of the Armed Forces of National Liberation of East Timor or FALINTIL (Forças Armadas para a Liberação Nacional de Timor Leste), the insurgent army that resisted the Indonesian occupation of the territory from 1975 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taur Matan Ruak is the 7,846th most popular politician (up from 8,660th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Timor-Leste (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular East Timorese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 7,846 out of 19,576. Before him are Mihail Kogălniceanu, Dawoud Rajiha, Nikos Sampson, Aemilia gens, Évariste Ndayishimiye, and Prince Henry of the Netherlands. After him are Tanaka Giichi, Phạm Văn Đồng, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Idris al-Ma'mun, and Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 99. Before him are Thomas N'Kono, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, King Diamond, Mansour Bahrami, and Sela Ward. After him are Frances Arnold, Miguel Bosé, Bruce Greenwood, Fernando Gomes, Charlie Baker, and Henri Toivonen.

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In Timor-Leste

Among people born in Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 4 out of 12. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949), Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (1948), and Xanana Gusmão (1946). After him are 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, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 3. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949), and Xanana Gusmão (1946). After him are 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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