Xanana Gusmao hails referendum results

Xanana Gusmao hails referendum results

JAKARTA, Indonesia - East Timor resistance leader Xanana Gusmao (R), who is under house arrest, calls the results of the Aug. 30 independence referendum ''the success of all countries in the world'' in a press conference in Jakarta on Sept. 4. The vote results showed about 80 percent of East Timorese favored independence in the ballot.

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