President of East Timor
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The President of East Timor is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, serving as the country's highest representative and a key figure in its post-independence political leadership.
All labels observed (8)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
President of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
President of East Timor ⓘ
surface form:
Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste
|
| appoints |
Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of East Timor
certain senior state officials as defined by the Constitution ⓘ members of the government on proposal of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| canDissolve | National Parliament of East Timor under constitutional conditions ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsAssociated | Emblem of East Timor ⓘ |
| country |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| currentHolder | José Ramos-Horta ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 2022-05-20 ⓘ |
| electedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| firstHolderStartDate | 2002-05-20 ⓘ |
| flagAssociated | Flag of East Timor ⓘ |
| governmentForm | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| hasPower |
call elections and referendums in accordance with the Constitution
ⓘ
declare war and make peace on proposal of the government and authorization of Parliament ⓘ grant pardons and commute sentences ⓘ promulgate laws ⓘ veto legislation passed by the National Parliament ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Timor-Leste
|
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nativeName |
President of East Timor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidente de Timor-Leste
President of East Timor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prezidente Republika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
|
| nativeNameLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Francisco Guterres
ⓘ
José Ramos-Horta ⓘ Taur Matan Ruak ⓘ Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Council of State of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
Supreme Council of Defence and Security ⓘ |
| precededByOffice |
President of East Timor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975) (short-lived)
|
| residence |
Presidential Palace of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Palace, Dili
|
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Timor-Leste Defence Force
ⓘ
head of state of East Timor ⓘ symbolic representative of national unity ⓘ |
| seat | Dili ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable once consecutively ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xanana Gusmão
subject surface form:
National Parliament of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
First Lady of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
subject surface form:
Xanana Gusmão
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975) (short-lived)
this entity surface form:
Presidente de Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
Prezidente Republika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form:
President of Timor-Leste