Francisco Xavier do Amaral

Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Amaral in 2007
1st President of East Timor
In office
28 November 1975 – 7 December 1975
Prime MinisterNicolau dos Reis Lobato
Preceded byOffice established[a]
Succeeded byNicolau dos Reis Lobato
Personal details
Born(1937-12-03)3 December 1937
Turiscai, Portuguese Timor
Died6 March 2012(2012-03-06) (aged 74)
Dili, East Timor
NationalityEast Timorese
Political partyASDT
SpouseLucia Osorio Soares[not verified in body]
OccupationPolitician

Francisco Xavier do Amaral (3 December 1937 – 6 March 2012) was an East Timorese politician. A founder of the Frente Revolucionária de Timor Leste Independente (Fretilin), Amaral was sworn in as the first President of East Timor when the country, then a Portuguese colony, made a unilateral declaration of independence on 28 November 1975.[1] He was a member of the National Parliament for the Timorese Social Democratic Association from 2001 until his death in 2012.[2] Amaral was also known as "Abo (Grandfather) Xavier", a term of endearment, by East Timorese.[1]


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  1. ^ a b Alford, Peter (7 March 2012). "Resistance-era president of East Timor, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, dies in Dili, aged 74". The Australian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ Dareini, Ali (17 April 2002). "East Timor founding father Francisco Xavier do Amaral dies". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2012.