Election in E. Timor

Election in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Election officials count votes in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on July 7, 2012, after polls closed. A parliamentary election held the same day was seen as a close contest between the center-left National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the left-wing Fretilin party of former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.

E. Timor marks 1st anniversary of independence vote

E. Timor marks 1st anniversary of independence vote

DILI, East Timor - Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer (2nd from L) and Jose Ramos-Horta (4th from L), vice president of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), lay wreaths at a cenotaph in Dili during ceremonies marking the first anniversary of East Timor's independence referendum Aug. 30.

Gusmao, Ramos-Horta announce resignation

Gusmao, Ramos-Horta announce resignation

DILI, East Timor - East Timorese independence leaders Xanana Gusmao (L) and Jose Ramos-Horta announce Aug. 27 they are stepping down from the leadership of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), East Timor's main political grouping. Gusmao and Ramos-Horta made the announcement at a CNRT congress in Dili.

CNRT to be disbanded after E. Timor independence: Gusmao

CNRT to be disbanded after E. Timor independence: Gusmao

DILI, East Timor - East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao tells Japanese reporters in Dili on May 12 that the National Council of the Timorese Resistance (CNRT) will be disbanded after the territory gains independence.

Gunshots heard again in Dili

Gunshots heard again in Dili

DILI, East Timor - David Dias Ximenes, coordinator of the Internal Politics Department office of the pro-independence National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT), points to a bullet hole in a widow of his office Aug. 17. Gunshots were heard in Dili as a U.N.-organized political campaign ahead of the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy for the former Portuguese colony entered its fourth day.

Gusmao, Ramos-Horta announce resignation

Gusmao, Ramos-Horta announce resignation

DILI, East Timor - East Timorese independence leaders Xanana Gusmao (L) and Jose Ramos-Horta announce Aug. 27 they are stepping down from the leadership of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), East Timor's main political grouping. Gusmao and Ramos-Horta made the announcement at a CNRT congress in Dili.

Ceremony held for East Timor's new Human Rights Avenue

Ceremony held for East Timor's new Human Rights Avenue

DILI, East Timor - A ceremony to name part of Dili's main thoroughfare Human Rights Avenue is held in the East Timor capital on Dec. 10. Attending the ceremony were (L to R) Jose Ramos-Horta, vice president of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), Bishop Carlos Belo, CNRT leader Xanana Gusmao and U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello.

E. Timor marks 1st anniversary of independence vote

E. Timor marks 1st anniversary of independence vote

DILI, East Timor - Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer (2nd from L) and Jose Ramos-Horta (4th from L), vice president of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), lay wreaths at a cenotaph in Dili during ceremonies marking the first anniversary of East Timor's independence referendum Aug. 30.

CNRT to be disbanded after E. Timor independence: Gusmao

CNRT to be disbanded after E. Timor independence: Gusmao

DILI, East Timor - East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao tells Japanese reporters in Dili on May 12 that the National Council of the Timorese Resistance (CNRT) will be disbanded after the territory gains independence.

E. Timor independence leaders meet Chinese vice president

E. Timor independence leaders meet Chinese vice president

BEIJING, China - East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao (second from L) meets Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (R) in Beijing on Jan. 25. Gusmao expressed ''heartfelt gratitude'' to Hu for China's support for East Timor's independence. Gusmao, president of the National Council of the Timorese Resistance (CNRT), is accompanied by Jose Ramos-Horta (L), CNRT vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Gunshots heard again in Dili

Gunshots heard again in Dili

DILI, East Timor - David Dias Ximenes, coordinator of the Internal Politics Department office of the pro-independence National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT), points to a bullet hole in a widow of his office Aug. 17. Gunshots were heard in Dili as a U.N.-organized political campaign ahead of the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy for the former Portuguese colony entered its fourth day.