EAST TIMORESE PRESIDENT GUSMAO DECLARES INDEPENDENCE IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS

East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao gives his inaugural address shortly after midnight declaring East Timor's independence during celebrations early May 20, 2002, in Dili. To the cheers of tens of thousands of joyous revellers, East Timor celebrated its independence shortly after midnight on Sunday, taking its place as the first new nation of the millennium. REUTERS/Wally Santana/Pool