2025 in Timor-Leste

The following events occurred in Timor-Leste in the year 2025.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2025 History of Timor-Leste Timeline

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Timor-Leste	José Ramos-Horta
	Prime Minister of Timor-Leste	Xanana Gusmão

Holidays

Further information: Culture of Timor-Leste § Public holidays

Source:^[1]

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 3 March - Veterans Day
• 30 March - Eid al-Fitr
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 1 May - Labour Day
• 20 May - Independence Restoration Day
• 6 June – Eid al-Adha
• 19 June Corpus Christi
• 30 August - Popular Consultation Day
• 1 November - All Saints' Day
• 2 November - All Souls' Day
• 3 November - National Women's Day
• 12 November - National Youth Day
• 28 November - Proclamation of Independence Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December - Christmas Day

Events

• April 16 – Timor-Leste launches its first offshore gaming license.^[2]
• May 29 – Arnolfo Teves Jr., a Filipino congressman who had been seeking sanctuary in Timor-Leste after being wanted in his home country for the Pamplona massacre in 2023, is deported and repatriated on national security grounds and concerns over Dili's accession to ASEAN.^[3]
• 2 July – Myanmar officially notifies Malaysia, the 2025 ASEAN chair, of its opposition to Timor-Leste joining the bloc in October 2025, amid Timor-Leste reportedly supporting anti-junta forces in the Myanmar civil war.^[4]