Xanana Gusmão

José Alexandre Gusmão was born on the 20th of June, 1946 in the town of Manatuto on the island of Timor. Four years of his life were spent at the Jesuit seminary in Dare, in the hills overlooking Dili (now the capital of East Timor). He also attended Dili High School. As Portugal were still the colonial rulers of Timor, Gusmão served for three ...