Xanana Gusmao: From Guerrilla goalkeeper to president

Xanana Gusmao’s expected landslide victory in East Timor’s first presidential elections completes the transformation of the charismatic poet and guerrilla leader to a respected statesman.

Wildly popular, Gusmao, 55, has long been the symbol of East Timor’s struggle for independence since it was invaded by Indonesia in 1975.