The Social Democratic Party is an East Timorese party founded on 20 September 2000. Despite its name,the party,like its Portuguese model,is usually categorised as centre-right in the political spectrum. It describes itself as being in the middle between left and right (centrist). The aim of the party's founders was to offer voters a moderate alternative to Fretilin and UDT. In 2002,the party had 8,000 members. Since then,the PSD has lost its importance. The PSD did not contest the 2023 parliamentary elections in East Timor.
The Socialist Party of Timor is a Marxist–Leninist political party in East Timor.
Fernando de Araújo,also known as Lasama was an East Timorese activist and politician. He was a clandestine activist for the independence of East Timor,and then founded the Democratic Party after independence. He was President of the National Parliament of East Timor from 2007 to 2012. He also served as the Acting President for two months in early 2008.
Lúcia Maria Brandão Freitas Lobato is an East Timorese politician and former Minister of Justice. She is a member of the National Parliament,representing the Social Democratic Party.
Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno is an East Timorese politician and diplomat,and a member of the Fretilin political party.
Milena Pires is an East Timorese politician and women's rights activist who served as director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in East Timor. Since 2016,she has been the Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations.
The National Resistance of East Timorese Students was a resistance movement of students from East Timor against the Indonesian occupation between 1975 and 1999. RENETIL was established on June 20,1988,in Denpasar,Bali,Indonesia,by ten East Timorese students. with the leadership of Fernando de Araújo as General Secretary. This organization was later extended to other cities in Indonesia with East Timorese students.
Ilda Maria da Conceição,whose resistance names were Lalo Imin and Wairaha Gae Imin,is a politician from East Timor. She is a member of the FRETILIN party.
Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves,nickname Mana (sister) Micato or Mikato,resistance name Beta Mau,is a women's rights activist,former resistance fighter,civil servant and non-party politician from East Timor. From 2007 to 2012 she was Minister of Social Solidarity.
Hermenegildo Augusto "Ágio" Cabral Pereira Alves is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT).
Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães is an East Timorese political economist,public policy specialist and politician,and a member of the People's Liberation Party (PLP).
Dionísio da Costa Babo Soares is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT). From June 2018 to May 2020,he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation,under the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor;he had earlier served as Minister of State,Coordinator of State Administration Affairs and Justice,Minister of State Administration,and Minister of Justice.
JoséMaria dos Reis Costa is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the Fretilin political party.
Mariano Sabino Lopes,also known by his nom de guerreAssanami,is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Democratic Party (PD).
Júlio Sarmento da Costa,also known by his nom de guerreMeta Mali,is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Democratic Party (PD). From May 2020 to July 2023,he was Minister for the Affairs of National Liberation Combatants,serving in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.
Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres is an East Timorese academic and politician,and a member of the Fretilin political party. From September 2017 to June 2018,he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the VII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Mari Alkatiri.
Hernâni Filomena Maria Coelho da Silva,also known by his nom de guerreNatan,is an East Timorese politician and diplomat,and a member of the Fretilin political party. He has been the East Timorese Ambassador to both Australia and South Korea. Between February 2015 and September 2017,he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation,and from October 2017 to June 2018 he was Minister of Petroleum.
JoséAgostinho Sequeira,also known by his nom de guerreSomotxo Matar Mimiraka,is an East Timorese politician and former guerilla,and a member of the Fretilin political party. In 2006–2007,he was Vice Minister of Interior,and in 2017–2018 he was Minister for Defence and Security. Since 2018,he has been a Member of the National Parliament.
António da Conceição,also known by his nom de guerreKalohan (transl. "Cloud"),is an East Timorese politician,and a member of the Democratic Party (PD). He has held several Ministries in the government,and as of 2021 was a Member of the National Parliament.
The CPLP Bridge is a pair of two-lane road bridges in the suco of Comoro,a western suburb of Dili,capital city of East Timor.
