Express: East Timor Prime Minister Gusmao visits our foreign power plant tank construction site on June 4th, to give our construction quality and progress highly appreciated! And our site project manager Comrade Wang Gancheng cordial handshake, encourages us to strive harder, as soon as possible to complete the task, for the people of East Timor to electricity, and brought light to contribute.

    Jose Alexander Shanana Gusmao (Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao) was born in East Timor in June 20, 1946 of manatuto. He received the initial, intermediate education to dare, to the capital of Dili to participate in the work, as a surveyor, faculty and the "Timor" sound of journalists. In 1974 Gusmao joined the revolutionary front for an independent East Timor, in 1975 was appointed deputy director of propaganda department. 1978 December East Timor Fretilin leaders lobatto died, he became the leader of the front in fact. Gusmao presided over the 1981 March held the first meeting of the revolutionary front for an independent East Timor, and at the meeting was elected commander in chief of front leader and East Timor National Liberation Armed forces.

Gusmao

Dressed in traditional costumes

Gusmao

    Gusmao in 1992 November by the Indonesian army arrested and in the following year was sentenced to life imprisonment, later commuted to a prison term of 20 years. In 1999 February, the Indonesian government under international pressure forced Gusmao to house arrest. In September 7th the same year he was president Habib's pardon, and become the National Council of Timorese resistance, chairman, resigned in August 2000. In 2002 February Gusmao announced in the East Timor's first presidential election. In April 14th of that year, he won the presidential election in May 20th, was inaugurated as the first president of East Timor after independence. In 2007 August, President Orta appointed Gusmao as prime minister, in August 8th, Gusmao was sworn in.

    Gusmao is devoted to the study of resistance strategy in prison, learning English, Indonesian and law at the same time, and continued painting and poetry. He was awarded the prize of Timor poets, some of his paintings are sold to fund the activities of the organization, resistance, its political papers are compiled the book "East Timor: a nation, a country". Gusmao in East Timor

    As a "symbol of freedom", the international media called him "the Mandela of timor".

    Gusmao's wife is Australian, have a son and a daughter.

    Gusmao visited China in 2000 January.