The president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste ( pt, Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; tet, Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the
head of state of the
Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the president are limited however, the president is also the ''
ex officio
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Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the
Timor Leste Defence Force
The Timor Leste Defence Force ( tet, Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae, pt, Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste or Falintil-FDTL, often F-FDTL) is the military body responsible for the defence of East Timor. The F-FDTL was established in February 200 ...
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Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence
Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Latest election
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East Timor
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Politics of East Timor
Politics of East Timor takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of East Timor is the head of government and the President of East Timor exercises the functions of ...
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List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
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Prime Minister of East Timor
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First Lady of East Timor
The first lady of East Timor (Portuguese: ''Primeira-dama de Timor-Leste'') is the title attributed to the wife of the president of East Timor.
First ladies of East Timor First ladies of East Timor during the War for Independence
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Lists of office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.
A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.
Incumbents may also ...
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