Xanana gusmao biography

3rd president and 5th prime minister of East Timor

José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʒuˈzɛɐlɨˈʃɐ̃dɾɨʃɐˈnɐnɐɣuʒˈmɐ̃w]; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician.

He has served as the 6th prime minister of East Timor since 2023, previously serving in that position from 2007 to 2015.^[1] A former rebel, he also served as East Timor's first president since its re-establishment of independence, from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and career

Gusmão was born in Laleia  [de], Manatuto, in what was then Portuguese Timor, as the second son in a large family.^[2][3] His parents, both of whom were school teachers, were of mixed Portuguese-Timorese ancestry, and his family were assimilados.^[4] He attended a Jesuit school in Dare, just outside Dili, and Dili High School.^[2][3] After leaving high-school for financial reasons at the age of 15 in 1961, he held a