2025 in Timor-Leste

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Last updated July 18, 2025

The following events occurred in Timor-Leste in the year 2025.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Timor-Leste	José Ramos-Horta
	Prime Minister of Timor-Leste	Xanana Gusmão

Holidays

Source:^[1]

1 January - New Year's Day
3 March - Veterans Day
30 March - Eid al-Fitr
18 April – Good Friday
1 May - Labour Day
20 May - Independence Restoration Day
6 June – Eid al-Adha
19 June Corpus Christi
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

Events

April 16 – Timor-Leste launches its first offshore gaming license.^[2]
May 29 – Arnolfo Teves Jr., a Filipino congressman who had been seeking sanctuary in Timor-Leste after being wanted in his home country for the Pamplona massacre in 2023, is deported and repatriated on national security grounds and concerns over Dili's accession to ASEAN.^[3]
2 July – Myanmar officially notifies Malaysia, the 2025 ASEAN chair, of its opposition to Timor-Leste joining the bloc in October 2025, amid Timor-Leste reportedly supporting anti-junta forces in the Myanmar civil war.^[4]

References

↑ "Timor-Leste Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
↑ "Timor-Leste launches its first offshore gaming license". AGB. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
↑ "East Timor deports an ex-Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor's murder". AP News. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
↑ "Myanmar opposes Timor Leste's ASEAN membership". Thai PBS. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

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[1] "Timor-Leste Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[2] "Timor-Leste launches its first offshore gaming license". AGB. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

[3] "East Timor deports an ex-Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor's murder". AP News. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[4] "Myanmar opposes Timor Leste's ASEAN membership". Thai PBS. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

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