 When appointed minister, Ramos-Horta was only 25 years old.Ramos-Horta left East Timor three days before the Indonesian troops invaded to plead the Timorese case before the UN.Ramos-Horta arrived in New York to address the UN Security Council and urge them to take action in the face of the Indonesian occupation during which an estimated 102,000 East Timorese would die.