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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
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of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the president are limited however, the president is also the ''
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'' head of the
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, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.


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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 East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-w ...
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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 ...
** List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor **
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* First Lady of East Timor *
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