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Ramos-Horta Appointed New East Timor PM

HeadlineJul 10, 2006

In East Timor, Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta was sworn in today as the country’s new Prime Minister. Horta was appointed following the resignation of Mari Alkatiri. Alkatiri had been blamed for three months of unrest following his decision to dismiss hundreds of troops from the military.

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