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← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Timor-Leste → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2002 Timeline of East Timorese history

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor).

• President: Xanana Gusmão (starting 20 May)
• Prime Minister: Mari Alkatiri (starting 20 May)

• May 20 - Timor-Leste restores its Republic as proclaimed back in 1975, thus confirming its independence from Portugal in 2002.