Person in history
Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)
Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (born 1963)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · June 2
Their story
Who they were
Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (born 1963)
Early life
Araújo was born in 1963 in East Timor during the Portuguese colonial period. He came of age during the Indonesian occupation that followed Portugal's withdrawal in 1975.
Path and career
He was a prominent independence activist and served in various government roles after East Timor's independence in 2002. Araújo was elected President in 2007 and served one five-year term until 2012.
Why this date
Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician) appears on our June 2 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.
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June 2 2015.
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