2024 in Timor-Leste
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Events in the year 2024 in Timor-Leste.
Incumbents
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President of Timor-Leste | José Ramos-Horta |
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Prime Minister of Timor-Leste | Xanana Gusmão |
Events
January
- 9 January - President José Ramos-Horta makes the first-ever visit by an East Timorese president to India, attending the 10th biennial Vibrant Gujarat summit with Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas.[1]
March
- 21 March - Arnolfo Teves Jr., a Filipino congressman who sought asylum in Timor-Leste after being wanted in his home country on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of a political rival in 2023, is arrested in Dili.[2]
April
- Parliament approves a legal amendment allowing it to appoint or dismiss the head of the Anti-Corruption Commission with a simple majority, rather than requiring three-quarters of legislators; the opposition criticize the change as weakening the rule of law.[3]
- The Government extends the temporary ban on all martial arts groups by six months, citing violence linked to some groups.[3]
August
- 9 August - Indian President Droupadi Murmu makes the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to Timor-Leste, as part of a tour of Pacific region countries.[4]
- 14-16 August - The Sci-Tech EXPO 2024 takes place in Dili.[5]
September
- A journalist covering evictions of street vendors in Dili is briefly detained, and another journalist’s camera is seized.[3]
- 9-11 September - Pope Francis makes a visit to Timor-Leste, becoming the first pope to do so since 1989 and the first since the country gained independence in 2002.[6][7]
October
- 16-19 October - The Rabilau Festival is held on Mount Rabilau, Maubisse, Ainaro.[8]
Holidays
Source:[9]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 3 March - Veterans Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 20 May - Independence Restoration Day
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 30 August - Popular Consultation Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 2 November - All Souls' Day
- 3 November - National Women's Day
- 12 November - National Youth Day
- 28 November - Proclamation of Independence Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
References
- ^ "PM meets the president of Timor Leste".
- ^ Casilao, Joahna Lei (March 21, 2024). "Arnie Teves arrested in Timor-Leste —DOJ". GMA News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Timor-Leste: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "President of India pays state visit to Timor Leste".
- ^ "Sci-Tech EXPO 2024 – "Science, Technology & Innovation: Path to Transformation and Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste" « Government of Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Pope cheers East Timor's recovery while acknowledging a bishop's abuse scandal". Associated Press. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Pope Francis arrives in Singapore for final leg of Asia-Pacific tour". Channel News Asia. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Rabilau Festival 2024: Celebrating Timor-Leste's Cultural Richness and Natural Beauty « Government of Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Timor-Leste Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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