Jose Ramos-Horta - Jose Ramos-Horta José Ramos-Horta (born December 26, 1949) was born in Dili, East Timor, from a Timorese mother and Portuguese father who had been exiled to East Timor by the Salazar dictatorship. He was educated in a Catholic mission in the small village of Soibada, later chosen by Fretilin as headquarters after the Indonesian invasion. Of his eleven brothers and sisters, four were killed by the Indonesian military. He was actively involved in the development of political awareness in what was then Portuguese Timor which caused him to be exiled for two years in 1970 - 1971 to Portuguese East Africa. It was a family tradition as his grand-father too had suffered exile, from Portugal to the Azores Islands, then Cape Verde, Portuguese Guinea and finally.
History of East Timor - This was not recognised by either Portugal, Indonesia, or Australia. Fretilin's Francisco Xavier do Amaral became the first President, while Fretilin leader Nicolau Lobato was Prime Minister. Indonesia's response was to have UDT, Apodeti, KOTA and Trabalhista leaders sign a declaration calling for integration with Indonesia. On December 7, Indonesian forces launched a massive air and sea invasion, known as Operasi Seroja, or 'Operation Lotus'. Indonesian Rule During the invasion mass killings and rapes took place: 60,000 Timorese were dead by mid-February. A puppet Provisional Government of East Timor was installed in mid-December, consisting of Apodeti and UDT leaders. Attempts by the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative, Vittorio Winspeare Guicciardi to visit Fretilin-held areas from Darwin, Australia were obstructed by the Indonesian military, which blockaded East Timor. On May 31.
Fretilin - 1974 and 1998. After East Timor gained its independence, FRETILIN became a legitimate political party. FRETILIN's most prominent leader is Jose Ramos-Horta, who in December 1996 shared the Nobel Peace Prize with his fellow countryman, Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo. Although slated to triumph in the 2001 elections, East Timor's first since independence, Fretilin barely obtained a majority, polling 57 percent of the vote, with nine other parties and one independent candidate sharing the remaining votes. Fretilin took 55 seats in the 88-seat Assembly, leaving it short of the two-thirds majority it hoped for in order to dictate the drafting of a national constitution. The results reflected growing disparity between Fretilin’s rhetoric of alleviating hardship and the unending poverty which plagues the country. In the minds of many people, Fretilin was.
1996 - Minister of Australia. March 13 - The Dunblane Massacre. March 14 - American President Bill Clinton commits $100 million to an anti-terrorism agreement with Israel to track down and root out terrorists. March 20 - In Los Angeles, California, Erik and Lyle Menendez are found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killing of their parents. March 23 - The Republic of China on Taiwan holds its first direct elections for president. Lee Teng-hui is reelected. March 25 - An 81-day long standoff between antigovernment Freemen in Jordan, Montana and federal officers begins. March 26 - The International Monetary Fund approves a $10.2 billion loan to Russia for economic reform. April 3 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana cabin. April 6 - An overflow crowd of 31,683.
Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo - (born February 3, 1948) received, together with Jose Ramos-Horta, the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize, for their work "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". The fifth child of Domingos Vaz Filipe and Ermelinda Baptista Filipe, Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo was born in the village of Wailakama, near Vemasse, on the north coast of East Timor. His father, a schoolteacher, died two years later. His childhood years were spent in Catholic schools at Baucau and Ossu, before he proceeded to the Dare minor seminary, outside Dili, from which he graduated in 1968. From 1969 until 1981, apart from periods of practical training (1974 - 1976) back in East Timor and in Macau, he was in Portugal and Rome where, having become a member of the Salesian Society,.
Culture of East Timor - replaced by the younger priest, Monsignor Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, who Indonesia thought would be more loyal. However, he too began speaking out, not only against human rights abuses, but the issue of self-determination, writing an open letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, calling for a referendum. In 1996 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with exiled leader Jose Ramos-Horta, now the country's Foreign Minister. In spite of accusations by the Suharto regime that East Timor's independence movement, Fretilin, was communist, many of its leaders had trained to be priests, and their philosophy probably owed more to the Catholic liberation theology of Latin America than to Marxism. However, in spite of the majority of the country's people now being Catholics, there is freedom of religion in.
Nobel Peace Prize - and co-operation. ; 1960 : Albert Lutuli (South Africa), president of the ANC (African National Congress). ; 1961 : Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), secretary-general of the UN (awarded posthumously). ; 1962 : Linus Carl Pauling (USA) for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing. ; 1963 : International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva. : League of Red Cross Societies, Geneva. ; 1964 : Martin Luther King Jr (USA), campaigner for civil rights. ; 1965 : United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) ; 1966-1967 : Not awarded. ; 1968 : René Cassin (France), president of the European Court for Human Rights. ; 1969 : International Labour Organization (I.L.O.), Geneva. ; 1970 : Norman Borlaug (USA), for research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. ; 1971 : Willy Brandt (Germany), for West Germany's.
List of people by name: Ra - statesman, also known as Rajaji Rajneesh, Osho, (1931-1990), Indian spiritualist Rak Rakovec, Ivan, (1899-1985), geologist and palaeontologist. Ral Raleigh, Sir Walter, (1554?-1618), English explorer Rall, Ted, (born 1963), : Current Contemporary American political cartoonist. Ralston, William, (died 1875), entrepreneur. Ram Ramakrishna, (1836-1886) Raman, C. V, (1888-1970), Nobel Prize Physics, 1930 Ramanujan, Srinivasa Aaiyangar, (1887-1920), mathematician Rameau, Jean Philippe, (1683-1764), composer, opera composer Ramelow, Carsten, (born 1974), football player, National Team of Germany Rameses II, (c. 1320 BC-1224 BC), Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses III, Egyptian Pharaoh Ramirez, Jose Luis, world champion boxer Ramirez, Richard, (born 1960), Mexican accused murderer Ramiro I of Asturias, Asturian monarch Ramis, Harold, (born 1944), actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer Ramone, Joey, (1952-2001), musician Ramone, Johnny, (born 1951), rock and roll musician Ramones, Adal, (born 1969), comedian, show host.
Father of the Nation - tried to sideline. Sun Yat-sen is regarded the Guofu (國父) in the Republic of China (now on Taiwan). The term is not used for Mao Zedong in mainland China. The deposed King Mohammed Zahir Shah has been called "Father of the Nation" of Afghanistan by current President Hamid Karzai, in some sense a compromise with those wishing to restore the monarchy; and a 2003 draft constitution in fact explicitly awards this title to Zahir Shah. Countries and their national "father(s)": Afghanistan: Mohammed Zahir Shah Albania: Ismail Qemali Algeria: Ahmed Ben Bella Angola: Agostinho Neto Antigua and Barbuda: Vere Cornwall Bird Argentina: José de San Martín Bangladesh: Mujibur Rahman Cambodia: Norodom Sihanouk Canada: John A. MacDonald (see also the Fathers of Confederation) Cape Verde: Aristides Pereira Chile: Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera.
International Boxing Hall of Fame - Mike Gibbons Tommy Gibbons Wilfredo Gomez Billy Graham Rocky Graziano Harry Greb Emile Griffith Marvin Hagler Fighting Harada Tom Heeney Beau Jack Lew Jenkins Eder Jofre Ingemar Johansson Harold Johnson Ismael Laguna Jake LaMotta Sugar Ray Leonard Sonny Liston Nicolino Locche Tommy Loughran Joe Louis Rocky Marciano Joey Maxim Mike McCallum Bob Montgomery Carlos Monzon Archie Moore Jose Napoles Ken Norton Ruben Olivares Bobo Olson Carlos Ortiz Manuel Ortiz Laszlo Papp Willie Pastrano Floyd Patterson Eusebio Pedroza Willie Pep Pascual Perez Aaron Pryor Sugar Ramos Luis Rodriguez Sugar Ray Robinson Matthew Saad Muhammad Sandy Saddler Vicente Saldivar Salvador Sanchez Max Schmeling Michael Spinks Dick Tiger Jose Torres Gene Tunney Randy Turpin Jersey Joe Walcott Ike Williams Chalky Wright Tony Zale Carlos Zarate Fritzie Zivic Lou Ambers Fred Apostoli Abe Attell Max.
History of Honduras - his regime was brought down in the mid-1970s by scandals. Gen. Lopez' successors continued armed forces modernization programs, building army and security forces, and concentrating on Honduran air force superiority over its neighbors. The regimes of Gen. Melgar Castro (1975-78) and Gen. Paz Garcia (1978-83) largely built the current physical infrastructure and telecommunications system of Honduras. The country also enjoyed its most rapid economic growth during this period, due to greater international demand for its products and the availability of foreign commercial lending. Following the overthrow of Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua in 1979 and general instability in El Salvador at the time, the Honduran military accelerated plans to return the country to civilian rule. A constituent assembly was popularly elected in April 1980 and general elections were held in November 1981..
Governor of Macau - 1697 Leal Senado da Camara (The Senate of the Settlement) 09 August 1698 Pedro Vaz de Siqueira 05 August 1700 Diogo de Melo Sampaio 22 July 1702 Pedro Vaz de Sequeira 15 August 1703 Jose da Gama Machado 05 August 1706 Diogo do Pinho Teixeira 28 July 1710 Francisco de Melo e Castro 11 June 1711 Antonio de Sequeira de Noronha 18 July 1714 D.Francisco de Alarcao Sotto-Maior 30 May 1718 Antonio de Albuquerque Coelho 09 September 1719 Antonio da Silva Telo e Meneses 19 August 1722 D.Cristovao de Severim Manuel 06 September 1724 Antonio Carneiro de Alcacova 11 August 1727 Antonio Moniz Barreto 18 August 1732 Antonio de Amaral Meneses 15 January 1735 D.Joao do Casal 04 August 1735 Cosme Damiao Pinto Pereira 25 August 1738 D.Diogo Pereira 25 August.
Esteban De Jesus - was a rematch in New York with Lampkin, whom he beat again, by a decision. He finished '73 with a first round knockout win over fringe contender Al Ford. He began 1974 by knocking out former world Jr. Welterweight champion Alfonso Peppermint Fraser in 10 rounds in San Juan, after which he travelled to Panama City to receive his first world title shot, and at the same time, face Duran in the second fight of their trilogy. He once again dropped Duran in round one, but this time Duran recovered, and retained the title by a knockout in eleven rounds. He recovered from that defeat with two more wins before the end of the year. In 1975, he went up in weight briefly, and after beating Jesse Lara by a knockout.
Acronyms in the Philippines - marketed their beer by creating slogans whose acronyms are SMB. Examples include Sarap mag-beer (It's fun to drink beer) and Sarap maging barkada (It's fun to have friends). In political campaigns, many candidates names become acronyms stating their political platforms. A particularly stilted political acronym used was the slogan used by the People Power Coalition (PPC) in the 2001 senatorial elections: VOT FOR D CHAMPP. The slogan is an acronym that stands for the names of the 13 senator candidates fielded by PPC. Acronyms are even used to name TV shows. Popular noontime variety shows like SOP and ASAP have appropriated common acronyms as the name of the TV show. Other shows that are also referred to by their acronyms are Magandang Gabi Bayan (MGB), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (MTB), and the.
Tarlac - Density—350 per km² (14th highest). Area: 3,053.4 km² (46th largest) Divisions: Component Cities—1. Municipalities—17. Barangays—510. Congressional districts—3. Languages: Governor: Jose V. Yap (2001-2004) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 People and Culture 2 Economy 3 Geography 3.1 Political 3.1.1 City 3.1.2 Municipalities 3.2 Physical 4 History 5 Tourist Attractions 6 External Links People and Culture Economy Geography Political Tarlac is subdivided into 17 municipalities and 1 city. City Tarlac City Municipalities Anao Bamban Camiling Capas Concepcion Gerona La Paz Mayantoc Moncada Paniqui Pura Ramos San Clemente San Jose San Manuel Santa Ignacia Victoria Physical History Tourist Attractions External Links Central Luzon: Aurora Bataan Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga Tarlac Zambales.
Boxing in the 1970s - The Heavyweights, of course, had Muhammad Ali, who ruled twice between 1974 and 1979. Another aspect of boxing in the 1970s is that the decade of the '70s is considered by many to be the best ever for the Heavyweight division: Ali returned in 1970 from his forced retirement, and Joe Frazier was world champion when Ali returned. Former world champions Jimmy Ellis and Floyd Patterson as well as George Foreman, Oscar Bonavena, Jerry Quarry, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Ron Stander, Chuck Wepner, Jose King Roman, Light Heavyweight champ Foster, John Tate, Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle, Joe Bugner, Scott LeDoux and many others added intrigue to the division. Don King surged as a leading boxing promoter, and champions Duran, Monzon and Ali had historic rivalries with Esteban.
Xanana Gusmao - in 1968 when Gusmão was recruited in the Portuguese army for national service. He served for three years, rising to the rank of corporal. During this time he married Emilia Batista. 1971 was a turning point for Gusmão. He completed his national service, his son was born, and he became involved with a nationalist organisation headed by José Ramos-Horta. For the next three years he was actively involved in peaceful protests at the colonial system. It was in 1974 that a left-wing coup in Portugal resulted in the beginning of decolonisation for Portuguese Timor, and shortly afterwards the Governor Mário Lemos Pires announced plans to grant the colony independence. Plans were drawn up to hold general elections with a view to independence in 1978. During most of 1975 a bitter internal.
Carlos Cruz - Lightweight champion from 1968 to 1969. He started his career as a professional boxer with a loss, being defeated by decision in eight rounds by Juan Jose Jimenez, October 23 of 1959 in Santo Domingo. His first win came on December 3 of that year, also in Santo Domingo, with a ten round decision win over Rafael Acevedo. After one more win in Santo Domingo, he moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he posted a record of 7 wins and 6 losses before returning to Santo Domingo in 1962. Out of the 7 wins in Puerto Rico during that era, 5 were by knockout. In his return to Santo Domingo, he posted a decision win over Acevedo in a rematch. Towards the end of 1962, he started campaigning in the.
Culture of Peru - and French schools. Painter Francisco Fierro made a distinctive contribution to this school with his portrayals of typical events, manners, and customs of mid-19th-century Peru. Francisco Lazo, forerunner of the indigenous school of painters, also achieved fame for his portraits. Peru's 20th-century art is known for its extraordinary variety of styles and stunning originality. In the decade after 1932, the "indigenous school" of painting headed by Jose Sabogal dominated the cultural scene in Peru. A subsequent reaction among Peruvian artists led to the beginning of modern Peruvian painting. Sabogal's resignation as director of the National School of Arts in 1943 coincided with the return of several Peruvian painters from Europe who revitalized "universal" and international styles of painting in Peru. During the 1960s, Fernando de Szyszlo, an internationally recognized Peruvian artist,.
Quezon City - 160 square kilometers covers almost one-fourth of the area of Metro Manila. The city lies on a relatively high plateau on the northeast corner of the metropolis between the lowlands of Manila to the southwest and the Marikina River valley to the east. The southern portion is drained by the very narrow San Juan River and its tributaries to Pasig River, while running in the northern portions of the city is the equally narrow Tullahan River. Quezon City is bordered by Manila to the southwest, by Caloocan City and Valenzuela City to the west and northwest. To the south lies San Juan and Mandaluyong City while Marikina City and Pasig City borders Quezon City to the southeast. To the north across Marilao River lies San Jose del Monte City in the.
