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Taur Matan Ruak

president of East Timor
Also known as: José Maria Vasconcelos
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The current president of East Timor is José Ramos-Horta. Taur Matan Ruak served as prime minister in 2018. He was previously the country's former army chief and succeeded Xanana Gusmão as president in 2012. East Timor, officially Timor-Leste, is an island country in the Malay Archipelago, occupying the eastern half of the island of Timor. It became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century in 2002.1234

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  3. 1975 invasion of East Timor
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