Events in the year 2024 in Timor-Leste.
Incumbents PhotoPostNamePresident of Timor-LesteJosé Ramos-HortaPrime Minister of Timor-LesteXanana Gusmão
Events
January 9 January - President José Ramos-Horta makes the first-ever visit by an East Timorese president to India, attending the 10th biennial Vibrant Gujarat summit with Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas.
March 21 March - Arnolfo Teves Jr., a Filipino congressman who sought asylum in Timor-Leste after being wanted in his home country on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of a political rival in 2023, is arrested in Dili.
April
Parliament approves a legal amendment allowing it to appoint or dismiss the head of the Anti-Corruption Commission with a simple majority, rather than requiring three-quarters of legislators; the opposition criticize the change as weakening the rule of law. The Government extends the temporary ban on all martial arts groups by six months, citing violence linked to some groups.
August 9 August - Indian President Droupadi Murmu makes the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to Timor-Leste, as part of a tour of Pacific region countries. 14-16 August - The Sci-Tech EXPO 2024 takes place in Dili.
September A journalist covering evictions of street vendors in Dili is briefly detained, and another journalist’s camera is seized. 9-11 September - Pope Francis makes a visit to Timor-Leste, becoming the first pope to do so since 1989 and the first since the country gained independence in 2002.
October 16-19 October - The Rabilau Festival is held on Mount Rabilau, Maubisse, Ainaro.
Holidays
1 January - New Year's Day 3 March - Veterans Day 29 March - Good Friday 10 April – Eid al-Fitr 1 May - Labour Day 20 May - Independence Restoration Day 30 May - Corpus Christi 16 June – Eid al-Adha 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
References
External links Online calendar