Vicente Guterres

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Vicente Guterres
MP
President of East Timor
Acting
In office
11 February 2008  13 February 2008
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
Preceded by José Ramos-Horta
Succeeded by Fernando de Araújo (Acting)
Personal details
Political party CNRT

Vicente da Silva Guterres (born 22 January 1955 in Baguia) is a politician from East Timor, a member of the National Parliament of East Timor and its Vice President since 2007.[1]

Parliamentary role

In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão.[2]

President of Timor-Leste (previously East Timor)(acting)

He became Acting President of East Timor after President José Ramos-Horta was injured in an attack on his home on February 11, 2008. As Acting President, he proclaimed a two-day State of Emergency on February 12.[3] After his return from Portugal, the President of National Parliament, Fernando de Araújo, took over presidency on February 13.[4]

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See also

Political offices
Preceded by
José Ramos-Horta
President of East Timor
Acting

2008
Succeeded by
Fernando de Araújo
Acting


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