Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta who shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize are known for their work for the cause of
- AEast TimorCorrect
- BGuatemala
- CBosnia
- DBarunda
Explanation
Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for their decades of work toward a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor. At the time, East Timor was under Indonesian occupation. Bishop Belo used his position as a spiritual leader to advocate for the rights of the Timorese people, while Jose Ramos Horta acted as the leading international spokesperson for the East Timorese cause. Their efforts were instrumental in bringing global attention to the human rights situation in the region, eventually leading to East Timor gaining independence.
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