Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão The supreme commander of the East Timorese independence movement, Gusmão is considered by many to be the de facto president of East Timor. He is currently being held under house arrest in Jakarta.

Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo East Timor's Roman Catholic Bishop. An outspoken advocate of justice for the East Timorese, Belo won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.

José Ramos-Horta Perhaps the most prominent international spokesman for the East Timorese cause, Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. He has also served as FRETILIN's unofficial representative to the United Nations.

Ian Martin Martin is the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for East Timor (UNAMET).

Constâncio Pinto An East Timorese resistance leader who was arrested and tortured by Indonesian forces, Pinto escaped in 1992 and has since written extensively about injustice in his homeland.

Suharto Suharto, who had been the commander-in-chief of the armed forces under Sukarno, seized power and became president of Indonesia in 1967.

Sukarno Indonesia's first president, Sukarno proclaimed the country's independence in August 1945 and ruled until 1967, when he was ousted by Suharto.

Megawati Sukarnoputri Voting results indicate that Sukarnoputri's party, the Indonesian Democracy Party - Struggle (PDI-P), won last June's general elections, meaning that she may be Indonesia's next president. Sukarnoputri, Sukarno's daughter, was previously the head of the original PDI until Suharto had her removed.

Bacharuddin Jusef "B.J." Habibie Habibie, who was vice president under Suharto, became president of Indonesia in May 1998.

Ali Alatas Indonesia's Foreign Minister.

General Wiranto The Indonesian Defense and Security Minister/Commander of Military Forces.

Henry Kissinger US Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Ford.

Eurico Guterres Leader of the Dili-based Aitarak militia. Last June, he was appointed the head of the civil-defense unit responsible for law and order during the independence vote.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan American ambassador to the United Nations from 1975 to 1976. Next year the Democratic Senator from New York will vacate the senate seat he has held since 1976.

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