East Timorese President regains consciousness

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has woken from the induced coma he was put in following an assassination attempt. The President, who was shot by rebels on February 11, is still in a serious condition requiring more surgery, but is recovering, according to the doctors treating him at the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin, Australia.

Jose Luis Guterres, the East Timorese Deputy Prime Minister, has flown to Darwin, and says that one of the President's first concerns upon regaining consciousness was for his country. "One of his first words was to mention to his close relatives to look after the people of East Timor," he said.

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Sources

Lindsay Murdoch. "East Timor's leader wakes from coma and speaks of his people" — The Age, February 22, 2008
Saeed Ahmed. "E. Timor's Ramos-Horta out of coma" — CNN, February 21, 2008
"Conscious Ramos-Horta 'asked about East Timorese'" — Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2008

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