The Nobel Peace Prize 1996
Awarded on: 1996-10-11
"for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor"
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
Born: 1948-02-03 in Wailacama, East Timor
Gender: male
Field: Roman Catholic bishop (born 1948)
Biography
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Díli from 1988 to 2002. In 1996, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with José Ramos-Horta for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". He is a professed member of the Salesians.