Government of Timor-Leste

Official ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

PROGRAMME

PART 1

Opening ceremony of the Local Governance Development Exhibition
Date: 24 November 2025
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Tasi Tolu
(continues daily until 29 November)


PART 2

Thanksgiving Mass
Date: 27 November 2025
Time: 09 am
Venue: Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception


PART 3

Laying of Flowers for the Heroes of the Nation
Date: 27 November 2025
Time: After Mass
Place: Monument of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception - Lecidere


PART 4

A. National Flag Raising Ceremony
Date: 28 November 2025
Time: 09 am
Location: Government Palace

B. National Flag Lowering Ceremony
Date: 28 November 2025
Time: 5 pm
Location: Government Palace


PART 5

Opening of the Exhibition ‘The Face of the Proclamation and the Soul of the Resistance’

A. Eucharistic Celebration
● Date: 29 November 2025
● Time: 8 am
● Venue: Parish of Sta. Imaculada da Conceição de Balide

B. Opening of the Exhibition ‘The Face of the Proclamation and the Soul of the Resistance’
● Date: 29 November 2025
● Time: 10.15 a.m.
● Venue: Timorese Resistance Archive-Museum


PART 6

Closing Ceremony of the Exhibition on Local Governance Development
● Date: 29 November 2025
● Time: 6 p.m.
● Venue: Tasi Tolu