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Mar Meu: Poemas e Pinturas / My Sea of Timor: Poems and Paintings
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Granito, Editores e Livreiros, Porto, 1998
ISBN 10: 9729753040
ISBN 13: 9789729753046
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Pictorial Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Contains poetry & paintings by Xanana Gusmao. Preface by Mia Couto. Illustrated with 15 full-page colour paintings by Xanana Gusmao (each painting printed on recto with title & date on opposite page). With colour photograph of Xanana Gusmao painting in the prison of Cipinang at rear. Bilingual text (Portuguese & English text on opposite page). Poems translated into English by Kristy Sword & Ana Luisa Amaral. Photography by Ross Bird. "Xanana Gusmao is an East Timorese politician. A former militant, he was the first President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, serving from May 2002 to May 2007. He then became the fourth Prime Minister of East Timor, serving from 8 August 2007 to 16 February 2015. He has been Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment since February 2015. After the appointment of the 'Provisional Government of East Timor' by Indonesia, Gusmao became heavily involved in resistance activities. Gusmao was largely responsible for the level of organisation that evolved in the resistance, which ultimately led to its success. During the early 1990s, Gusmao became deeply involved in diplomacy and media management, and was instrumental in alerting the world to the massacre in Dili that occurred in Santa Cruz on 12 November 1991. Gusmao was interviewed by many major media channels and obtained worldwide attention. As a result of his high profile, Gusmao became a prime target of the Indonesian government. A campaign for his capture was finally successful in November 1992. In May 1993, Gusmao was tried, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Indonesian government. He was found guilty under Article 108 of the Indonesian Penal Code (rebellion), Law no. 12 of 1951 (illegal possession of firearms) and Article 106 (attempting to separate part of the territory of Indonesia). He spoke in his own defence and he was appointed with defence lawyers before the commencement of his trial. The sentence was commuted to 20 years by Indonesian President Suharto in August 1993. Although not released until late 1999, Gusmao successfully led the resistance from within prison with the help of Kirsty Sword. By the time of his release, he was regularly visited by United Nations representatives, and dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela." Printed in Portugal. Bound in publisher's original blue pictorial wraps with foldover French flaps. A very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 75pp. RARE. SB-2. Seller Inventory # 033006
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