Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao (Leader Of The National Council Of Timorese Resistance)

"Our Nation will be greater if each and every one of us is able to forgive, including those who have committed the most reprehensible acts. In such an exalting time, each of us is called upon to overcome differences and bury hatred. Let's embrace each other and join hands in an unbreakable chain of brotherhood and love. For Timor's future to be one of joy and prosperity, we must be united around our Nation."

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