2008 in East Timor
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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in East Timor.
Incumbents
Events
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.[1]
- January 25 - Monsoon storms have caused serious damage to homes and crops across East Timor, relief authorities say.[2]
- 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.[3]
February
- February 4 - The United Nations has transferred authority to East Timorese police at three posts in Dili.[4]
- 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.[5]
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