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Amaral was also known as \"Abo (Grandfather) Xavier\", a term of endearment, by East Timorese.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 December 1937","date":"1937-12-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Turiscai","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2460763"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 March 2012","date":"2012-03-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Dili","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9310"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#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/Q731840#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Timorese Social Democratic Association","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744263"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of East Timor (28 November 1975 – 7 December 1975)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586047","start":"1975-11-28","end":"1975-12-07"},{"text":"Member of the National Parliament of East Timor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19966812"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Xavier_do_Amaral","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Francisco Xavier do Amaral born?","a":"Francisco Xavier do Amaral was born on 3 December 1937 in Turiscai."},{"q":"What positions has Francisco Xavier do Amaral held?","a":"Positions held by Francisco Xavier do Amaral include: President of East Timor (1975–1975); Member of the National Parliament of East Timor."}],"related":[{"name":"Xanana Gusmão","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/xanana-gusmao"},{"name":"José Ramos-Horta","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-ramos-horta"},{"name":"Taur Matan Ruak","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/taur-matan-ruak"},{"name":"Nicolau Lobato","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolau-lobato"},{"name":"Francisco Guterres","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-guterres"},{"name":"Alan Sugar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alan-sugar"},{"name":"Aleksandr Skorobogatko","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aleksandr-skorobogatko"},{"name":"Alinaghi Khamoushi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alinaghi-khamoushi"},{"name":"Andrej Babiš","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrej-babis"},{"name":"Anil Ambani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anil-ambani"},{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Aziz Akhannouch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aziz-akhannouch"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/francisco-xavier-do-amaral-44b0d35247.jpg","width":500,"height":710,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Wahlkampf_JRH_mit_Francisco_do_Amaral_u._Mario_Carrascalao.JPG : Jörg Meier, Watch Indonesia! derivative work: Patrick ( talk )","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_Xavier_do_Amaral.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Francisco Xavier do Amaral","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Xavier_do_Amaral","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q731840","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731840","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Francisco Xavier do Amaral.jpg by Wahlkampf_JRH_mit_Francisco_do_Amaral_u._Mario_Carrascalao.JPG : Jörg Meier, Watch Indonesia! derivative work: Patrick ( talk ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_Xavier_do_Amaral.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Francisco Xavier do Amaral, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Francisco Xavier do Amaral.jpg — Wahlkampf_JRH_mit_Francisco_do_Amaral_u._Mario_Carrascalao.JPG : Jörg Meier, Watch Indonesia! derivative work: Patrick ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Francisco Xavier do Amaral\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-xavier-do-amaral. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T08:56:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-xavier-do-amaral","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-xavier-do-amaral","ne":null}}