Historical country records
East Timor historical timeline
East Timor
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1642 | Portuguese colony; subordinated to Portuguese India | Leaders |
| 1844 | subordinated to Macau | Leaders |
| 1896 | separate colony | Leaders |
| 17 Dec 1941 - 20 Feb 1942 | occupied by Dutch and Australian forces | Leaders |
| 20 Feb 1942 - 5 Sep 1945 | occupied by Japan | Leaders |
| 28 Nov 1975 | Democratic Republic of East Timor proclaimed | Leaders |
| 7 Dec 1975 | occupied by Indonesia | Leaders |
| 17 Jul 1976 | annexed by Indonesia (Timor Timur province) | Leaders |
| 19 Oct 1999 | annexation rescinded | Leaders |
| 25 Oct 1999 | UN administration | Leaders |
| 20 May 2002 | independence (Democratic Republic of East Timor) | Leaders |
| 1642 - 1702 | ... | Captains-major |
| 1702 - 1705 | António Coelho Guerreiro | Governors |
| 1705 - 1706 | Lourenço Lopes | Governors |
| 1706 - 1708 | Manuel Ferreira de Almeida | Governors |
| 1708 - 1709 | Jácome de Morais Sarmento | Governors |
| 1709 - 1714 | Manuel de Souto-Maior | Governors |
| 1714 | Manuel Ferreira de Almeida | Governors |
| 1714 - 1718 | Domingos da Costa | Governors |
| 1718 - 1719 | Francisco de Melo e Castro | Governors |
| 1719 - 1722 | Manuel de Santo António | Governors |
| 1722 - 1725 | António de Albuquerque Coelho | Governors |
| 1725 - 1729 | António Moniz de Macedo (1st time) | Governors |
| 1729 - 1731 | Pedro de Melo | Governors |
| 1731 - 1734 | Pedro de Rego Barreto da Gama e Castro | Governors |
| 1734 - 1739 | António Moniz de Macedo (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1741 - 1745 | Manuel Leonís de Castro | Governors |
| 1745 - 1748 | Francisco Xavier Doutel | Governors |
| 1748 - 1751 | Manuel Correia de Lacerda | Governors |
| 1751 - 1759 | Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo Sarmento | Governors |
| 1759 - 1760 | Sebastião de Azevedo e Brito | Governors |
| 1760 - 1763 | vacant | Governors |
| 1763 - 1765 | Dionisio Gonçalves Rebelo Galvão | Governors |
| 1765 - 1768 | vacant | Governors |
| 1768 - 1776 | António José Teles de Meneses | Governors |
| 1776 - 1779 | Caetano de Lemos Telo de Meneses | Governors |
| 1779 - 1782 | Lourenço de Brito Correia | Governors |
| 1782 - 1785 | João Anselmo de Almeida Soares | Governors |
| 1785 - 1788 | João Baptista Vieira Godinho | Governors |
| 1788 - 1790 | Feliciano António Nogueira Lisboa | Governors |
| 1790 - 1794 | Joaquim Xavier de Morais Sarmento | Governors |
| 1794 - 1800 | João Baptista Verquaim | Governors |
| 1800 - 1804 | José Joaquim de Sousa | Governors |
| 1804 - 1807 | João Vicente Soares da Veiga | Governors |
| 1807 - 1810 | António de Mendonça Corte-Real | Governors |
| 1810 | António Botelho Homem Bernardes Pessõa | Governors |
| 1812 - 1815 | Vitorino Freire da Cunha Gusmão | Governors |
| 1815 - 1819 | José Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e Sousa | Governors |
| 1821 - 1832 | Manuel Joaquim de Matos Góis | Governors |
| 1832 | Miguel da Silveira Lorena | Governors |
| 1834 - 1839 | José Maria Marques | Governors |
| 1839 - 1844 | Frederico Leão Cabreira | Governors |
| 1844 - 1848 | Julião José da Silva Vieira | Governors |
| 1848 - 1851 | António Olavo Monteiro Tôrres | Governors |
| 1851 - 1852 | José Joaquim Lopes de Lima | Governors |
| 1852 - 1856 | Manuel de Saldanha da Gama | Governors |
| 1856 - 1859 | Luís Augusto de Almeida Macedo | Governors |
| 1859 - 1863 | Afonso de Castro | Governors |
| 1863 - 1864 | José Manuel Pereira de Almeida | Governors |
| 1864 - 1866 | José Eduardo da Costa Meneses | Governors |
| 1866 - 1869 | Francisco Teixeira da Silva | Governors |
| 1870 - 1871 | João Clímaco de Carvalho | Governors |
| 1873 - 1876 | Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco (1st time) | Governors |
| 1876 - 1878 | Joaquim António da Silva Ferrão | Governors |
| 1878 - 1880 | Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1880 - 1881 | Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho | Governors |
| 1882 - 1883 | Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira | Governors |
| 1883 - 1885 | João Maria Pereira | Governors |
| 1885 - 1887 | Alfredo de Lacerda Maia | Governors |
| 1887 - 1888 | António Francisco da Costa | Governors |
| 1888 - 1890 | Raphael Jácome Lopes de Andrade | Governors |
| 1891 - 1894 | Cipriano Forjaz | Governors |
| 1894 - 1908 | José Celestino da Silva | Governors |
| 1908 - 1909 | Eduardo Augusto Marqués | Governors |
| 1910 | Alfredo Augusto Soveral Martins | Governors |
| 1911 - 1917 | Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral | Governors |
| 1917 - 1919 | Luís Augusto de Oliveira Franco | Governors |
| 1919 - 1921 | Manuel Paulo de Sousa Gentil | Governors |
| 1921 - 1923 | José de Paiva Gomes | Governors |
| 1924 - 1926 | Raimundo Enes Meira | Governors |
| 1926 - 1928 | Teófilo Duarte | Governors |
| 1929 - 1930 | Cesário Augusto de Almeida Viana | Governors |
| 1930 - 1933 | Antonio Baptista Justo | Governors |
| 1933 - 1936 | Raúl de Antas Manso Preto Mendes Cruz | Governors |
| 1937 - 1939 | Álvaro Eugenio Neves de Fontoura | Governors |
| 1940 - 8 Dec 1945 | Manuel de Abreu Ferreira de Carvalho (b. 1893 - d. af.1956) | Governors |
| 17 Dec 1941 - 1942 | William Watt Leggatt | Governors |
| 17 Dec 1941 - 1942 | Nico Leonard Willem van Straten | Governors |
| 1942 - 194. | Sadashichi Doi | Governors |
| 1946 - 1950 | Óscar Freire de Vasconcelos Ruas | Governors |
| 1950 - 1958 | César Maria de Serpa Rosa | Governors |
| 1959 - 1963 | Filipe José Freire Temudo Barata | Governors |
| 1963 - 1968 | José Alberty Correia | Governors |
| 1968 - 1972 | José Nogueira Valente Pires | Governors |
| 1972 - 1974 | Fernando Alves Aldeia | Governors |
| 18 Nov 1974 - 26 Aug 1975 | Mário Lemos Pires | Governors |
| Presidents (from 7 Dec 1975 | in rebellion against Indonesian rule) | Governors |
| 28 Nov 1975 - Sep 1978 | Francisco Xavier do Amaral | Governors |
| Sep 1978 - 31 Dec 1978 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (acting) | Governors |
| 17 Dec 1975 - 17 Jul 1976 | Arnaldo dos Reis Araújo | President of the Provisional Government |
| 1976 - 1978 | Arnaldo dos Reis Araújo | Governors |
| 1978 - 1982 | Guilherme Maria Gonçalves | Governors |
| 18 Sep 1983 - 18 Sep 1992 | Mário Viegas Carrascalão | Governors |
| 18 Sep 1992 - 25 Oct 1999 | Abilio José Osório Soares | Governors |
| 25 Oct 1999 - 16 Nov 1999 | Ian Martin (U.K.) (acting) | Administrators |
| 16 Nov 1999 - 19 May 2002 | Sérgio Vieira de Mello (Brazil) | Administrators |
| 20 May 2002 - 20 May 2007 | Xanana Gusmão | Presidents |
| 20 May 2007 - | José Ramos-Horta | Presidents |
| 11 Feb 2008 - 13 Feb 2008 | Vicente Guterres | Presidents |
| 13 Feb 2008 - 17 Apr 2008 | Fernando de Araújo | Presidents |
| 20 Sep 2001 - 20 May 2002 | Mari Alkatiri | Chief minister |
| 20 May 2002 - 26 Jun 2006 | Mari Alkatiri | Prime ministers |
| 26 Jun 2006 - 19 May 2007 | José Ramos-Horta | Prime ministers |
| 19 May 2007 - 8 Aug 2007 | Estanislau da Silva | Prime ministers |
| 8 Aug 2007 - | Xanana Gusmão | Prime ministers |