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A former rebel, he also served as East Timor's first president since its re-establishment of independence from 2002 to 2007.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 June 1946","date":"1946-06-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Laleia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1801231"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Portugal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45"},{"text":"Timor-Leste","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"head of government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2285706"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126036"},{"text":"Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935996"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Kirsty Sword Gusmão","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q540562"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of East Timor (since 1 July 2023 · BS 16 Asar 2080 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978708","start":"2023-07-01"},{"text":"Prime Minister of East Timor (8 August 2007 – 16 February 2015)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978708","start":"2007-08-08","end":"2015-02-16"},{"text":"President of East Timor (20 May 2002 – 20 May 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586047","start":"2002-05-20","end":"2007-05-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Sakharov Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48786","date":"1999"},{"text":"Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1479435","date":"2001"},{"text":"North–South Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577755","date":"2002"},{"text":"Gwangju Prize for Human Rights","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370121"},{"text":"Sydney Peace Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1975046","date":"2000"},{"text":"Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23049797"},{"text":"Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20859482","date":"2006-02-14"},{"text":"honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42309575"},{"text":"honorary doctorate of the University of Porto","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56648052"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Hunan University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63092141","date":"2017"},{"text":"Order of Vanuatu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2795004","date":"2011"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67155293","date":"1993-06-09"},{"text":"honorary doctor of Lusíada University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97572489"},{"text":"Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22058344"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanana_Gusm%C3%A3o","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Xanana Gusmão born?","a":"Xanana Gusmão was born on 20 June 1946 in Laleia."},{"q":"What positions has Xanana Gusmão held?","a":"Positions held by Xanana Gusmão include: Prime Minister of East Timor (since 1 July 2023); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Xanana 2011.jpg — Antonio Cruz/ABr, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Xanana Gusmão\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/xanana-gusmao. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T07:56:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/xanana-gusmao","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/xanana-gusmao","ne":null}}