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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Timor-Leste.

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January

  • January 17 - President José Ramos-Horta urges Timorese to forgive and pray for former Indonesian president Suharto, who ordered the invasion of East Timor in 1975.
  • January 25 - Monsoon storms have caused serious damage to homes and crops across Timor-Leste, relief authorities say.
  • January 30 - A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Maluku, Indonesia, and triggers a tsunami alert, which is later lifted. The epicenter was on the sea bed about 160 miles northeast of Dili.

February

  • February 4 - The United Nations has transferred authority to East Timorese police at three posts in Dili.
  • February 11 - East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta is shot and seriously wounded in an attack at his home. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinhado, who led the attack, is killed. Gunman also attack a motorcade of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, but there are no injuries.

References

  1. "East Timor president asks nation to forgive Suharto". 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Floods, locusts add to East Timor's woes". 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. "Aftershocks rock Indonesia, Timor-Leste". 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "UN Transfers Authority to East Timor Police in Capital, Dili". 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "East Timor Rebels Wound President, Attack Premier (Update3)". 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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