Xanana Gusmão

José Alexandre Gusmão, known as Xanana, was born in June 1946 in Manatuto, on the north coast of Timor. Leader of the guerrilla that fought the Indonesian occupation, he wrote and painted during his detention, then in 2002 became the first president of the Republic of East Timor.

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• PoetryMar MeuXanana Gusmão · 1998not translated into EnglishLiterature