As Xanana Gusmao departs, Timor must prepare for when the oil runs dry

By Tom Allard
Updated February 14 2015 - 1:08am, first published February 13 2015 - 11:45pm
East Timorese demonstrators painted the color of the Timorese flag celebrate after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's  announcement that he will resign Monday June 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor.  East Timor's embattled prime minister announced his resignation raising hopes for an end to weeks of political turmoil and unrest.  Photo: Ed Wray
East Timorese demonstrators painted the color of the Timorese flag celebrate after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's announcement that he will resign Monday June 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. East Timor's embattled prime minister announced his resignation raising hopes for an end to weeks of political turmoil and unrest. Photo: Ed Wray
East Timor's outgoing Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.  Photo: LIRIO DA FONSECA/Reuters
East Timor's outgoing Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Photo: LIRIO DA FONSECA/Reuters

In the annals of East Timor's extraordinary emergence as a nation state after 500 years of foreign domination, no figure has loomed as large as Xanana Gusmao.

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