President of the Republic

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head of state position political office

The President of the Republic is the head of state of Timor-Leste, serving as the country’s highest representative and a key figure in its constitutional and political system.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
President of the Republic canonical	1
Presidente da República	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7819655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Republic
Context triple: [Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, establishesOffice, President of the Republic]

A. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the formal title used for the head of state in Albania, reflecting the office’s role as the country’s highest representative authority.
B. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the highest-ranking official serving as the head of state in Turkey’s republican system of government.
C. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the formal title used for the head of state of Croatia.
D. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is Portugal’s head of state, who also serves as the civilian commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces and plays a key role in overseeing democratic institutions.
E. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is Italy’s head of state, serving as a neutral guarantor of the constitution and national unity with powers such as appointing the prime minister and overseeing the functioning of public institutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Republic
Target entity description: The President of the Republic is the head of state of Timor-Leste, serving as the country’s highest representative and a key figure in its constitutional and political system.

A. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the highest-ranking official serving as the head of state in Turkey’s republican system of government.
B. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is Portugal’s head of state, who also serves as the civilian commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces and plays a key role in overseeing democratic institutions.
C. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the formal title used for the head of state in Albania, reflecting the office’s role as the country’s highest representative authority.
D. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is the head of state and government of Peru, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
E. President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is Italy’s head of state, serving as a neutral guarantor of the constitution and national unity with powers such as appointing the prime minister and overseeing the functioning of public institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state position ⓘ political office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ Presidente da República ⓘ linked to: President of the Republic Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste ⓘ linked to: President of East Timor
appointedBy	popular vote ⓘ
country	Timor-Leste ⓘ
currentHolder	José Ramos-Horta ⓘ
currentHolderTermStart	20 May 2022 ⓘ
duty	ensure respect for the Constitution of Timor-Leste ⓘ ensure the regular functioning of democratic institutions ⓘ represent Timor-Leste internationally ⓘ sign international treaties approved under constitutional procedures ⓘ
electionSystem	direct popular election ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	must be a Timorese citizen ⓘ must be at least 35 years old ⓘ must be eligible to vote ⓘ
firstHolder	Xanana Gusmão ⓘ
flag	Presidential standard of Timor-Leste ⓘ
formationDate	20 May 2002 ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of Timor-Leste ⓘ
inauguralHolderTermStart	20 May 2002 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ linked to: Timor-Leste
legalFramework	Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
nativeTitle	Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste ⓘ linked to: President of East Timor
participatesIn	Council of State of Timor-Leste ⓘ Supreme Council of Defence and Security of Timor-Leste ⓘ
power	power to act as commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces of Timor-Leste ⓘ power to appoint and dismiss members of the Government on proposal of the Prime Minister ⓘ power to appoint the Prime Minister ⓘ power to declare a state of siege or state of emergency under constitutional rules ⓘ power to dissolve the National Parliament under constitutional conditions ⓘ power to grant pardons and commute sentences ⓘ power to promulgate laws ⓘ power to veto legislation ⓘ
residence	Presidential Palace, Dili ⓘ linked to: Presidential Palace of Timor-Leste
role	guarantor of the Constitution of Timor-Leste ⓘ head of state of Timor-Leste ⓘ highest representative of Timor-Leste ⓘ
seat	Dili ⓘ
style	His Excellency ⓘ
symbolicRole	symbol of national independence ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ
termRenewal	renewable once consecutively ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste → establishesOffice → President of the Republic ⓘ

President of the Republic of Timor-Leste → alsoKnownAs → Presidente da República ⓘ

subject linked to: President of the Republic

linked to: President of the Republic

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