Subject: [reg-easttimor 140] シャナナ・ホルタ現職に留まる
From: Koshida Kiyokazu <koshida@jca.apc.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:07:12 +0900
Seq: 140

CNRT全国大会でシャナナ・グスマオとラモス・ホルタは、一度は後進に道を譲ると
いう発言をしたが、結局は大会参加者の強い声により現職に留まることを表明し
た。

Forwarded by Koshida Kiyokazu <koshida@jca.apc.org>
---------------- Original message follows ----------------
 From: Vrijoosttimor@cs.com
 To: east-timor@igc.apc.org
 Cc: timtoday@topica.com
 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 09:37:22 EDT
 Subject: Supposed leaders East Timor quit
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Press Statement Free East Timor Foundation

Sunday, 27 august

Dili -  At the 7th day of the CNRT-congress, the alleged leaders of the 
future government of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos Horta, stepped 
back as leaders of the CNRT. Xanana said that the future was upon the youth, 
honoured all the fallen fighters and thanked the international solidarity 
movement. Horta said that the Timorese had to build up their own country and 
not focus too much on the leaders.

When they did this announcement the chaos was complete and the emtions ran 
very high. People are afraid that the CNRT will fall apart and that they will 
return to the situation of 1974, when a civil war was fought between rival 
political fractions at East Timor. 

Some hours later, also after more declarations from Gusmao and Horta (where 
they received big applause), people realised that is was after all not that 
bad. Gusmao and Horta will continue their work for the people of East Timor, 
but they had to release some pressure at them. Both Horta and Gusmao were 
along the congress pleeing for a multi-parti system at East Timor, as a 
guarantee for a genuine democratic East Timor in the future. This step is 
maybe supposed as motivation for people to build their own political parties, 
to organise themselves. 

The last what I heard was that Ramos Horta declared to the Portugese press 
that he quit because he wanted to make way for Xanana as vice-president, 
under another president. This will mean that Xanana will still be in the 
CNRT. 

But a lot of rumours are going around. Endie, Member of the Free East Timor 
Foundation, is at Dili present. She follows all the developments. You can 
reach here at +61-409792833. 

Foundation Free East Timor
PO Box 2884
3500 GW Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail: vrijoosttimor@cs.com

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Koshida Kiyokazu 
koshida@jca.apc.org