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A member of Falintil, he was a leading figure in the armed resistance to the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"7 September 1954","date":"1954-09-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Ossu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519973"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"21 June 2026","date":"2026-06-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Kuala Lumpur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1865"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Timor-Leste","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935996"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Cidália Guterres","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44443794"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of East Timor (20 May 2017 – 20 May 2022)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586047","start":"2017-05-20","end":"2022-05-20"},{"text":"Speaker of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste (20 May 2002 – 31 July 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109734072","start":"2002-05-20","end":"2007-07-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Timor-Leste","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2086962"},{"text":"Medal of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6805066"},{"text":"Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20859482","date":"2022-05-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Guterres","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897790"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Francisco Guterres born?","a":"Francisco Guterres was born on 7 September 1954 in Ossu."},{"q":"What positions has Francisco Guterres held?","a":"Positions held by Francisco Guterres include: President of East Timor (2017–2022); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President of Timor Leste Francisco Guterres.jpg — Presidência da República de Timor-Leste, Public domain.","cite":"\"Francisco Guterres\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-guterres. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T08:56:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-guterres","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-guterres","ne":null}}