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East Timor joins ASEAN

East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao makes a speech after a signing ceremony marking East Timor's admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was held in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) chats with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) chats with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) hugs East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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47th ASEAN Summit Opening - Kuala Lumpur

Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao delivers a speech during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 26, 2025. The 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday under the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability." Photo by Cen Yunpeng /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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47th ASEAN Summit Opening - Kuala Lumpur

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and a representative from Myanmar (L to R) are present at the signing of the Declaration on the Admission of Timor-Leste into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 26, 2025. The 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday under the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability." Photo by Cen Yunpeng /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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East Timor PM in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) holds talks with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (3rd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023.

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East Timor PM in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao prior to their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China reacts during the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China competes during the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China greets the audience after the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China competes during the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste competes during the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China greets the audience after the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste competes during the Women's Singles Round of 32 match of Badminton between Chen Yufei of China and Zoraida Dela Torre Costa Gusmao de Jesus of Timor-Leste at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste competes during the Men's Singles Round of 32 of Badminton between Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste competes during the Men's Singles Round of 32 of Badminton between Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia competes during the Men's Singles Round of 32 of Badminton between Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste competes during the Men's Singles Round of 32 of Badminton between Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao D Jesus of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GUESTS-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-DEMONSTRATION (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste participates in an activity demonstrating intangible cultural heritages before a welcoming banquet in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-XI JINPING-TIMOR-LESTE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-XI JINPING-TIMOR-LESTE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TIMOR-LESTE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230921) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2023. Xanana Gusmao on Thursday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TIMOR-LESTE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230921) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welcoming ceremony is held upon the arrival of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2023. Xanana Gusmao on Thursday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TIMOR-LESTE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230921) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2023. Xanana Gusmao on Thursday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TIMOR-LESTE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230921) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2023. Xanana Gusmao on Thursday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Election in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Election officials count votes in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on July 7, 2012, after polls closed. A parliamentary election held the same day was seen as a close contest between the center-left National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the left-wing Fretilin party of former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.

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Presidential runoff in East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Photo taken April 15, 2012, in Dili, the capital of East Timor, shows a billboard with an image of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and former military chief Matan Ruak (R) with their arms around each other's shoulders and making victory signs.

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E. Timor Prime Minister Gusmao in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on March 19, 2012.

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E. Timor Prime Minister Gusmao in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the latter's office in Tokyo on March 19, 2012.

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East Timorese Prime Minister Gusmao in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 10.

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Japan promises E. Timor more support in peace-building

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and visiting East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 9. Japan assured Gusmao to continue to provide support in its peace-building and nation-building.

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E. Timor president seriously hurt in rebel attack

DILI, East Timor - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (in file photo) was seriously injured by gunfire in an attack by rebel soldiers Feb. 11, a government official said, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said he was targeted in a separate attack by rebels. Ramos-Horta ''was shot in his stomach and seriously injured'' in an attack at his home on the outskirts of Dili before dawn, a spokesperson of the prime minister's office told Kyodo News.

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Gusmao's party sets up coalition to govern East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Former East Timor President Xanana Gusmao speaks at a news conference in Dili on July 6 about an agreement to set up a coalition among his party and two smaller parties to secure a parliamentary majority needed to govern.

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E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - President Ramos-Horta shows off his finger to journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Dili on June 30. East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country.

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E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - Voters line outside a polling station on the suburbs of Dili on June 30 as East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country.

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E. Timor begins voting for president

DILI, East Timor - Outgoing East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao (C) waits for his turn to vote at a polling station in Dili as people went to the polls again to cast their ballots in a presidential runoff contest between Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta and Parliament Speaker Francisco Guterres on May 9.

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E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president - Guterres votes

DILI, East Timor - Parliament Speaker Francisco Guterres from the Revolutionary Front of an Independent East Timor or Fretilin, casts his vote at a polling station in Dili for East Timor's presidential election on April 9 in a race against Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta. Voters will determine who will become the country's second president, a largely ceremonial post, to replace President Xanana Gusmao, who will not seek a second presidential term.

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E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president

DILI, East Timor - Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta (L) shows his ballot paper before voting at a polling station in Dili for East Timor's presidential election on April 9. Voters will determine who will become the country's second president, a largely ceremonial post, to replace President Xanana Gusmao, who will not seek a second presidential term. The former independence fighter is eyeing becoming prime minister through parliamentary elections in September.

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East Timor President Gusmao honored by Takushoku University

TOKYO, Japan - East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao (L) is presented with a school medal after receiving an honorary doctorate from Takushoku University President Toshio Watanabe on Feb. 25.

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E. Timor president meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor President Xanana Gusmao (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13 prior to their talks.

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Gusmao meets press

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor President Xanana Gusmao speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other news agencies in Tokyo on Feb. 25. He said he hopes Japan will continue assisting his country in economic recovery.

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(2)Gusmao urges Japan to maintain SDF presence in E. Timor

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and East Timor President Xanana Gusmao shakes hands at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 23 before their talks.

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(3)Gusmao urges Japan to maintain SDF presence in E. Timor

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor President Xanana Gusmao speaks during a news conference Feb. 23 at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. He said his country is pleased to hear of U.N. preparedness to extend its mission in East Timor for an additional one-year ''consolidation phase,'' at a reduced size.

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(1)Gusmao urges Japan to maintain SDF presence in E. Timor

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) welcomes East Timor President Xanana Gusmao at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 23.

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(2)E. Timor marks first anniversary of independence

DILI, East Timor - East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao delivers a speech in a ceremony marking East Timor's first anniversary as an independent nation May 20 in Dili.

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E. Timor may ask U.N. peacekeepers to stay longer: Gusmao

JAKARTA, Indonesia - East Timor President-elect Xanana Gusmao tells Kyodo News on May 2 in Jakarta that East Timor may ask the United Nations to keep its peacekeeping force in the country beyond the first two years after independence. Gusmao is in Indonesia ahead of the nation's May 20 independence celebrations.

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Koizumi meets with E. Timorese leaders

DILI, East Timor - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) is greeted by President-elect Xanana Gusmao (C) and Sergio Vierra de Mello (R), the head of the U.N. administration, on arrival in East Timor on April 29.

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Koizumi meets E. Timor leaders, hails independence

DILI, East Timor - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shake hands with East Timor's president-elect Xanana Gusmao prior to their talks in Dili on April 29.

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Gusmao wins E. Timor's 1st presidential election

DILI, East Timor, April 17 Kyodo - Xanana Gusmao speaks at a news conference in Dili on April 17 after winning a landslide victory in East Timor's first presidential election. ''It is with enormous gratitude and humility that I received the trust that the people have put in me,'' Gusmao said.