00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:06.840,00:00:09.840 East Timor has a troubled history, but tonight, it is a place 00:00:10.040,00:00:11.780 of inspiration and progress for women. 00:00:12.250,00:00:15.190 Amivi Gama seized control of the nation's capital today, 00:00:15.390,00:00:18.400 becoming East Timor's first ever female dictator. 00:00:18.720,00:00:20.450 Reporter Mark Ward has the story. 00:00:21.320,00:00:24.060 It's been a long, hard journey for Amivi Gama 00:00:24.260,00:00:25.730 but it was worth it. 00:00:26.190,00:00:27.460 After a bloody, six day long coup, 00:00:27.860,00:00:30.200 a triumphant Gama declared herself president for life, 00:00:30.630,00:00:32.160 commander in chief of the armed forces, 00:00:32.600,00:00:34.100 and high court chief justice today, 00:00:34.530,00:00:36.500 proving that a woman can rule with an iron fist, 00:00:36.700,00:00:37.970 just as well as any man. 00:00:38.370,00:00:41.110 For years we were terrified and oppressed by men. 00:00:41.580,00:00:45.420 It will be wonderful to now be terrified and oppressed by one of our own. 00:00:46.110,00:00:48.040 Doctor Sandra Sujana, the author of the book, 00:00:48.450,00:00:50.620 "Amivi Gama: A Woman to Fear" says Gama's success 00:00:51.080,00:00:52.800 is a sign of the country's progress. 00:00:53.190,00:00:54.860 Twenty, or even ten years ago, 00:00:55.290,00:00:58.970 nobody could have even considered a woman would behead her 00:00:59.170,00:01:00.860 political rivals in the town square. 00:01:01.490,00:01:02.730 It's a truly great day for women. 00:01:03.130,00:01:05.890 Dr. Sujana says that in addition to a ruthless pursuit for 00:01:06.090,00:01:08.270 ultimate power, Gama has a feminine side, 00:01:08.670,00:01:11.790 even while leading a campaign of terror through the countryside 00:01:11.990,00:01:13.900 rooting out intellectuals, and killing religious leaders, 00:01:14.500,00:01:16.340 Gama made time to be a mother to her children. 00:01:16.540,00:01:19.510 It's this down to earth relate-ability that has made her an icon 00:01:19.910,00:01:21.180 to many East Timor women. 00:01:21.580,00:01:24.480 She didn't just order her militia to destroy our crops, 00:01:24.690,00:01:26.430 she got right in there with a torch. 00:01:27.140,00:01:27.850 She looked good doing it. 00:01:28.610,00:01:29.530 Many expect that, as a woman, 00:01:29.860,00:01:32.400 Gama will bring a more level headed and sensitive approach 00:01:32.590,00:01:33.660 to the massive slaughtering. 00:01:33.990,00:01:35.670 Even members of the older generation, 00:01:35.870,00:01:37.800 like former cabinet member Uriko Alkitiri, 00:01:38.270,00:01:40.120 have learned to look past Gama's gender, 00:01:40.310,00:01:41.670 and respect her as a political force. 00:01:42.070,00:01:44.740 Some people have doubts, but now they're all dead. 00:01:45.170,00:01:47.740 When she plunged a knife into my crying son's throat, 00:01:48.140,00:01:50.610 as I lay helplessly by, I realized that she could do anything. 00:01:51.080,00:01:53.120 She's a real dynamo. 00:01:53.480,00:01:55.450 The size of Gama's army is all we need as proof 00:01:55.880,00:01:57.780 to know it's a woman's world now in East Timor. 00:01:58.220,00:01:59.920 We congratulate you President Gama. 00:02:00.320,00:02:03.290 From Delhi, I'm Mark Ward, for the Onion News Network. 00:02:03.890,00:02:06.030 Thank you, Mark. That's one feisty lady. 00:02:06.660,00:02:08.530 When we come back, Gatorade scientists 00:02:08.730,00:02:10.500 have discovered four new kinds of thirst. 00:02:10.900,00:02:15.240 STILL AHEAD THIS HOUR: Supreme Court Overturns Judicial Review