Vicente Guterres

Infobox President

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imagesize = 150px
name = Vicente Guterres
honorific-suffix =
MP
order = President of East Timor
Acting
primeminister = Xanana Gusmão
term_start = 11 February 2008
term_end = 13 February 2008
predecessor = José Ramos-Horta
successor = Fernando de Araújo (Acting)
party = CNRT

Vicente da Silva Guterres (* 22 January 1955 in Baguia) is a politician from East Timor, a member of the National Parliament of East Timor and its Vice President since 2007. [ [http://www.easttimorlegalinformation.org/Legal_News/February_2008_2.html East Timor Legal News February 2008 Page 2 ] ]

In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão. [ [http://www.cne.tl/Eleisaun_Parlamentar/ACTA%20FINAL/aviso_publico_final%2009-07-07-ENGLISH.pdf "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections"] , Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, July 9, 2007.]

He became Acting President of East Timor after President José Ramos-Horta was injured in an an attack on his home on February 11 2008. As Acting President, he proclaimed a two-day State of Emergency on February 12.cite news |first=Guido|last= Goulart|title= East Timor Declares State of Emergency|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBwRshgYrpyGWdo136kysipYNxgAD8UOH5VO0 |work= |publisher= Associated Press|date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2008-02-13 ] After his return from Portugal, the President of National Parliament, Fernando de Araújo, took over presidency after some days. [ [http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/New-poll-if-Ramos-Horta-recovery-slow-BSUKE?OpenDocument Business Spectator - New poll if Ramos Horta recovery slow ] ]

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