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| [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]] (Acting president in exile)
| [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]] (Acting president in exile)
| Lobato's wife, [[Isabel Barreto Lobato]], was executed by Indonesian forces in [[Dilli]] on December 8, 1975, one day after the [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]].<ref name=hassunsw>{{cite news|first=Clinton |last=Fernandes |title=East Timor: Balibo Inquiry |url=http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/Timor/3/baby/index.html |work=[[UNSW Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences]] |publisher= |date=2007 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912022030/http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/Timor/3/baby/index.html |archivedate=2019-04-03 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name=nm>{{cite news|first=David |last=Hutt |title=East Timor’s "Red Rosa" |url=https://www.newmandala.org/rosa-bonaparte-east-timors-red-rosa/ |work=New Mandala by the [[Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs]] |publisher= |date=2017-08-18 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415092728/https://www.newmandala.org/rosa-bonaparte-east-timors-red-rosa/ |archivedate=2019-04-15 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
| Lobato's wife, [[Isabel Barreto Lobato]], was executed by Indonesian forces in [[Dilli]] on December 8, 1975, one day after the [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]].<ref name=hassunsw>{{cite news|first=Clinton |last=Fernandes |title=East Timor: Balibo Inquiry |url=http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/Timor/3/baby/index.html |work=[[UNSW Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences]] |publisher= |date=2007 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912022030/http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/Timor/3/baby/index.html |archivedate=2019-04-03 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name=nm>{{cite news|first=David |last=Hutt |title=East Timor’s "Red Rosa" |url=https://www.newmandala.org/rosa-bonaparte-east-timors-red-rosa/ |work=New Mandala by the [[Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs]] |publisher= |date=2017-08-18 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415092728/https://www.newmandala.org/rosa-bonaparte-east-timors-red-rosa/ |archivedate=2019-04-15 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
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===First Ladies of East Timor following the restoration of independence===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! Portrait
! Term Began
! Term Ended
! [[President of East Timor|President]]
! Notes
|-
| [[Kirsty Sword Gusmão]]
| [[File:Kirsty Sword Gusmão.jpg|100px]]
| May 20, 2002
| May 20, 2007
| [[Xanana Gusmão]]
| Xanana Gusmão met Kirsty Sword, an Australian-born a teacher and human rights activist, in 1994 while he was serving a 20-year sentence as a [[political prison]] during the Indonesian occupation. The couple married in 2000, shortly after his release from prison.<ref name=smh/> Upon regaining independence in 2002, Sword become the first post-independence First Lady of East Timor.<ref name=smh/> Sword Gusmão focused on education during her tenure. In March 2015, Sword and Gusmão announced their separation.<ref name=smh>{{cite news|first=Lindsey|last=Murdoch |title=Xanana Gusmao and Kirsty Sword Gusmao announce separation |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/xanana-gusmao-and-kirsty-sword-gusmao-announce-separation-20150322-1m4q88.html |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher= |date=2015-03-22 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403010405/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/08/francisco-xavier-do-amaral |archivedate=2019-04-03 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
| ''Position vacant''
|
| May 20, 2007
| February 11, 2008
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]
| José Ramos-Horta and his former wife, [[Ana Pessoa Pinto]], had divorced prior to victory in the [[2007 East Timorese presidential election|2007 East Timorese presidential election]].<ref name=reuters>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=FACTBOX-Five facts about East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSJAK232894 |work=[[Reuters News]] |publisher= |date=2007-05-08 |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> President Ramos-Horta was shot and seriously wounded in an [[2008 East Timorese assassination attempts|assassination attempt]] on February 11, 2008. While her remained president, two interim presidents served in office from February 11, 2008, until April 17, 2008. Their wives held the positions of interim first lady during that time.
|-
| [[Maria Goretti Guterres Marques]]
|
| February 11, 2008
| February 13, 2008
| [[Vicente Guterres]]
| <ref name=npet>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Parlamento Nacional: Vicente da Silva Guterres casado com Maria Goretti Guterres Marques |url=https://www.parlamento.tl/Lideranca/vicente.php |work=[[National Parliament (East Timor)]] |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915160410/https://www.parlamento.tl/Lideranca/vicente.php |archivedate=2017-09-15 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
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Revision as of 16:48, 28 April 2019

First Lady of East Timor
since May 20, 2017
ResidenceNicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
Formation1975

The First Lady of East Timor (Portuguese: Primeira-dama de Timor-Leste) is the formal and informal title attributed to the wife of the President of East Timor. The country's current first lady is Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres, wife of President Francisco Guterres, who had held the position since May 20, 2017.

First Ladies of East Timor

First Ladies of East Timor during the War for Independence

Name Portrait Term Began Term Ended President Notes
Lucia Osorio Soares November 28, 1975 December 7, 1975 Francisco Xavier do Amaral Lucia Osorio Soares married Francisco Xavier do Amaral in 1974, a year before East Timor's short-lived proclamation of independence. However, the couple separated shortly after their marriage. Francisco Xavier do Amaral never remarried.[1][2]
Position vacant December 7, 1975 December 31, 1978 Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (Acting president in exile) Lobato's wife, Isabel Barreto Lobato, was executed by Indonesian forces in Dilli on December 8, 1975, one day after the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.[3][4]

First Ladies of East Timor following the restoration of independence

Name Portrait Term Began Term Ended President Notes
Kirsty Sword Gusmão May 20, 2002 May 20, 2007 Xanana Gusmão Xanana Gusmão met Kirsty Sword, an Australian-born a teacher and human rights activist, in 1994 while he was serving a 20-year sentence as a political prison during the Indonesian occupation. The couple married in 2000, shortly after his release from prison.[5] Upon regaining independence in 2002, Sword become the first post-independence First Lady of East Timor.[5] Sword Gusmão focused on education during her tenure. In March 2015, Sword and Gusmão announced their separation.[5]
Position vacant May 20, 2007 February 11, 2008 José Ramos-Horta José Ramos-Horta and his former wife, Ana Pessoa Pinto, had divorced prior to victory in the 2007 East Timorese presidential election.[6] President Ramos-Horta was shot and seriously wounded in an assassination attempt on February 11, 2008. While her remained president, two interim presidents served in office from February 11, 2008, until April 17, 2008. Their wives held the positions of interim first lady during that time.
Maria Goretti Guterres Marques February 11, 2008 February 13, 2008 Vicente Guterres [7]

References

  1. ^ Goldstone, Anthony (2012-03-08). "Francisco Xavier do Amaral obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Kingsbury, Damien (2012-03-02). "Francisco Xavier do Amaral: First President of East Timor, politician and elder statesman". Deakin Speaking at Deakin University. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Fernandes, Clinton (2007). "East Timor: Balibo Inquiry". UNSW Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2015-09-12 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Hutt, David (2017-08-18). "East Timor's "Red Rosa"". New Mandala by the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c Murdoch, Lindsey (2015-03-22). "Xanana Gusmao and Kirsty Sword Gusmao announce separation". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "FACTBOX-Five facts about East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta". Reuters News. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Parlamento Nacional: Vicente da Silva Guterres casado com Maria Goretti Guterres Marques". National Parliament (East Timor). Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2019-04-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)