2024 in Timor-Leste

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Events in the year 2024 in Timor-Leste .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Timor-Leste	José Ramos-Horta
	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

Further information: Culture of Timor-Leste § Public 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

1. "PM meets the president of Timor Leste".
2. Casilao, Joahna Lei (March 21, 2024). "Arnie Teves arrested in Timor-Leste —DOJ". GMA News . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
3. "Timor-Leste: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
4. "President of India pays state visit to Timor Leste".
5. "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.
6. "Pope cheers East Timor's recovery while acknowledging a bishop's abuse scandal". Associated Press . September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
7. "Pope Francis arrives in Singapore for final leg of Asia-Pacific tour". Channel News Asia . September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
8. "Rabilau Festival 2024: Celebrating Timor-Leste's Cultural Richness and Natural Beauty « Government of Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
9. "Timor-Leste Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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