“IN VICTORY BE MAGNANIMOUS, NEVER SEEK TO HUMILIATE THE ADVERSARY; IF HE IS ON HIS KNEES HOLD HIS HANDS, PLEAD WITH HIM TO RISE UP. WALK HALFWAY AND MEET THE VANQUISHED ONES; EMBRACE THEM, INVITE THEM TO JOIN IN A NEW ENTERPRISE OF PEACE, A NEW FUTURE FOR ALL. THIS HAS BEEN MY BELIEF AND IN MANY WAYS THIS HAS BEEN OUR PRACTICE SINCE INDEPENDENCE.”
JOSÉ RAMOS-HORTA
On 21 April, 2022, in a landslide election victory, Dr. José Ramos-Horta was elected President of Timor-Leste for a second term. He had previously served as Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2002 – 2006), Prime Minister (2006 – 2007), and President (2007-2012). Dr. Ramos-Horta was sworn into office on May 19 and assumed office on 20 May, 2022, the 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s restoration of independence.
A founding father of the first new democracy of the millennium.
In exile for 24 years, he was the lone voice of his people, the people of Timor-Leste (East Timor) as they suffered one of the most brutal occupations of the last century. After leading his country to independence, he served as the President of the century’s newest democracy.
Features:
Pope Singles Out Timor-Leste for Adoption of Document for Human Fraternity
"Religion provides genuine opportunities for dialogue and encounter between different peoples and cultures. The Timor-Leste Parliament bore witness to this in its unanimous decision to approve the Document on Human Fraternity that I signed with the Grand Imam of...
Muslim Council of Elders 2022 issues report on its achievements in 2022
The Muslim Council of Elders highlighted its efforts in promoting human fraternity in a report wherein it reviewed the achievements made during 2022. The report shed light on the ‘Document on Human Fraternity’ which was co-signed in 2019 by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed...
“We Are Ready To Join ASEAN”: José Ramos-Horta, Timor-Leste President | In Conversation
Channel News Asia, CNA, is a Singaporean multinational news channel that broadcasts free-to-air in Singapore and as a pay television channel internationally to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific. On December 22, 2022, President José Ramos-Horta spoke with CNA...
Pres. Ramos-Horta Speech: 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence
Address to the Nation on the 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence By José Ramos-Horta President of the Republic 28 November 2022 Download PDF version Photo Gallery Beloved people of Timor-Leste, National and community leaders, Respected...
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PAPA DESTACA TIMOR-LESTE PELA ADOPÇÃO DO DOCUMENTO DA FRATERNIDADE HUMANA
"A religião é uma oportunidade efetiva de diálogo e encontro entre povos e culturas diferentes, como atesta a decisão do Parlamento de Timor-Leste que aprovou por unanimidade o Documento sobre a Fraternidade Humana, que assinei com o Grande Imã de Al-Azhar em 2019,...
Pope Singles Out Timor-Leste for Adoption of Document for Human Fraternity
"Religion provides genuine opportunities for dialogue and encounter between different peoples and cultures. The Timor-Leste Parliament bore witness to this in its unanimous decision to approve the Document on Human Fraternity that I signed with the Grand Imam of...
RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN BRASILIA
Presidential Palace Nicolau Lobato, Dili, 09 January 2023 President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta condemned today's invasion of Brazil's National Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace by supporters Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro. "It is with deep...
Jantar em homenagem a presidente do Timor reúne novo poder em Brasília
Correio Braziliense O advogado Antônio Carlos de Almeida Castro, o Kakay, promoveu, na segunda-feira, um jantar para o presidente do Timor Leste, Prêmio Nobel da Paz de 1996, José Ramos Horta. Ele veio ao Brasil para a posse do presidente Lula, com o propósito de...
Ramos-Horta appeals to Lula da Silva to promote peace in Brazil and also in Ukraine
Portuguese Lisbon, 03 Nov 2022 (Lusa) – Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos-Horta said today that Lula da Silva must combat polarization, calling Lula the ideal leader to pacify Brazil while also helping to resolve international tensions, as in the Ukraine. “I don't...
Taken hostage, Haiti is dying. Let’s take action now
More than 30 Heads of State, former Heads of State and former United Nations Under Secretary-General Adama Dieng co-signed an urgent appeal for the international community to act on the human catastrophe in Haiti. French versionEnglish PDFFrench PDF Opinion co-signed...
Muslim Council of Elders 2022 issues report on its achievements in 2022
The Muslim Council of Elders highlighted its efforts in promoting human fraternity in a report wherein it reviewed the achievements made during 2022. The report shed light on the ‘Document on Human Fraternity’ which was co-signed in 2019 by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed...
“We Are Ready To Join ASEAN”: José Ramos-Horta, Timor-Leste President | In Conversation
Channel News Asia, CNA, is a Singaporean multinational news channel that broadcasts free-to-air in Singapore and as a pay television channel internationally to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific. On December 22, 2022, President José Ramos-Horta spoke with CNA...
Pres. Ramos-Horta Speech: 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence
Address to the Nation on the 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence By José Ramos-Horta President of the Republic 28 November 2022 Download PDF version Photo Gallery Beloved people of Timor-Leste, National and community leaders, Respected...
For Timor-Leste president, Asean membership a lifelong dream
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/for-timor-leste-president-asean-membership-a-lifelong-dream PHNOM PENH – It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Mr Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel Prize for his fight for East Timor’s...
Statement on Election of Lula to Presidency of Brazil
Statement to the Press From the President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta Regarding the victory of Luis Inácio da Silva In the elections in Brazil October 30, 2022 The people re-elected Lula for President of the Federal Republic of Brazil. The elections were...
Ramos-Horta Discusses Persecution of Lula on Radioi Brasil Atual, 2019
Three years ago I was interviewed on Radio Brasil Atual about the trumped up charges against Lula, invented to keep him from reclaiming the Presidency. As I said then, I had never seen a leader leave office after two terms with an approval rating as high as Lula's,...
IMAGES OF TIMOR-LESTE
Timor-Leste in
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See his home through his eyes; the island that was once the scene of mass executions, torture centers and atrocities, enjoying the dividends of peace today.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUILDING
Taking peace building to the world.
Through high level missions for the UN Secretary General and other international peace building and diplomatic efforts, Ramos-Horta shares the wisdom of experience to make a better world.