2025 in Timor-Leste

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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

Further information: Culture of Timor-Leste § Public 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

• 16 April – Timor-Leste launches its first offshore gaming license. ^[2]
• 29 May – 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]
• 15 September – Protests break out nationwide due to proposals to purchase cars for MPs, ^[5] prompting the government to withdraw the proposal the next day. ^[6]

References

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.
5. "Timor-Leste: Students Protest Planned Purchase of Cars for Parliament Members". Tempo. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
6. "Timor-Leste scraps plan to buy MPs free cars after protests". BBC. Retrieved 2025-09-17.

External links

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