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Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Amaral in 2007
1st President of East Timor
In office 28 November 1975 – 7 December 1975
Prime Minister
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Preceded by
Office established[a]
Succeeded by
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Personal details
Born
(1937-12-03)3 December 1937 Turiscai, Portuguese Timor
Died
6 March 2012(2012-03-06) (aged 74) Dili, East Timor
Nationality
East Timorese
Political party
ASDT
Spouse
Lucia Osorio Soares[not verified in body]
Occupation
Politician
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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