José Ramos-Horta was born in Dili, East Timor, when the Pacific island territory was still a colony of Portugal. For years, he worked to achieve his country's independence and was forced into exile for two years. No sooner had East Timor become independent in 1975, when neighboring Indonesia attacked the country. Ramos-Horta, who served as Minister of External Relations and Information for the first provisional government, was forced into exile again. More than 200,000 people died in the invasion and subsequent occupation. Four of Ramos-Horta's brothers and sisters were killed by the...