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Timor-Leste Becomes 191st State to Join United Nations
By unanimous decision of the General Assembly, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste today became the 191st Member State of the United Nations.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) addresses the well-wishers gathered at a flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion. Left and centre are Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Jan Kavan, President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) addresses the well-wishers gathered at a flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion. Left and centre are Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Jan Kavan, President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
27 September 2002
United Nations, New York
Photo # 23993
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