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Taur Matan Ruak
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Xanana Gusmão , Rui Maria de Araújo
- Preceded by
- José Ramos-Horta
- Succeeded by
- Francisco Guterres
- President
- Francisco Guterres, José Ramos-Horta
- Deputy
- Armanda Berta dos Santos , José Maria dos Reis
- Born
- ( 1956-10-10 ) 10 October 1956 (age 69) , Baguia , Portuguese Timor (now East Timor )
- Party
- People's Liberation Party
- Other political affiliations
- Independent (before 2017)
- Spouse
- Isabel da Costa Ferreira ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 2001</span>"}]]}'>2001 ; died 18 June 2023</span>"}]]}'>2023 )
- Allegiance
- East Timor
- Years of service
- 1975–2011
- Rank
- Major General
- Commands
- Ponta Leste Sector, Falintil , Timor Leste Defence Force
- Battles wars
- Indonesian occupation of East Timor
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Timor-Leste
- Spouse
- Isabel da Costa Ferreira
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- People's Liberation Party
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak.jpg
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- Taur Matan Ruak
- date of birth
- 1956-10-10
- name in native language
- Taur Matan Ruak
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- candidacy in election
- 2012 East Timorese presidential election
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- Taur Matan Ruak
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Encyclopedic overview
José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (English: Two Sharp Eyes), is an East Timorese politician who served as the fifth president of East Timor from 2012 to 2017 and as the 9th prime minister from 2018 to 2023.
Before entering politics, he was the commander of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), the military of East Timor, from 2002 until 6 October 2011. Prior to serving in the F-FDTL, he was the last commander of the Armed Forces of National Liberation of East Timor or FALINTIL (Forças Armadas para a Liberação Nacional de Timor Leste), the insurgent army that resisted the Indonesian occupation of the territory from 1975 to 1999. Leaving the military in 2011, he stood as an independent candidate in the 2012 presidential election and prevailed in the second round of the vote, held in April 2012.
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