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Ex-East Timor president Francisco Guterres dies aged 71

Francisco Guterres, former president of East Timor and a key figure in its independence movement, has died aged 71.

AAP · Jun 22

It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable

On October 16, 1975, five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town of Balibo. To this day, no one has been charged with their deaths.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025

Timor-Leste election offers an extraordinary lesson in how to build a stable democracy

After a spirited election campaign, the people of Timor-Leste voted for a new parliament on May 21. The vote was free, fair and largely uneventful. The results were accepted. This is a remarkable accomplishment for democracy.

The Conversation · May 26, 2023

As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, Armanda Ferriera remembers the cost of the country's independence

When 63-year-old Armanda Ferriera talks about Timor-Leste's bloody struggle for independence, tears spill from her eyes.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Twenty years on, Timorese-Australians look back on the struggle for independence

To mark the anniversary, photographer Alex Soares spoke to three cousins who lived through Indonesia’s brutal occupation

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022

East Timor celebrates independence anniversary, new leader

Former East Timor independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is being sworn in as president of Asia’s youngest country as it marks its 20th anniversary of independence

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Ramos-Horta set to win East Timor presidency for 2nd time

East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll

Jose Ramos-Horta seems to have edge over Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres, but Asia’s youngest nation wants to move forward.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2022

East Timor votes for president in runoff amid political feud

Voters in East Timor are choosing a president in a runoff Tuesday between former independence fighters who've blamed each other for years of political paralysis

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Voting underway in East Timor presidential elections

Nearly a million people in East Timor are voting for president in an election that will test the young nation’s stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022