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The Legatum Pericles Lecture Series: Challenges in Nation Building with José Ramos-Horta



José Ramos-Horta describes nurturing the 21st century’s first sovereign state through its formative years. The journey of East Timor from brutal Indonesian rule to fragile self-governance has involved Ramos-Horta in conflict and debate from the halls of the U.N. to the smallest villages of this tiny Southeast Asian island. Presented by the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship's The Legatum Pericles Lecture Series. (From MIT World)

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