page_title: Constitution of East Timor
hierarchical_section_title: Constitution of East Timor
caption_attribution_description: English: Constitution of East Timor (Preambule) Português: Pórtico cerimonial ornamentando o preâmbulo e o artigo 1º da Constituição de Timor-Leste.
context_page_description: The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 following a UN-sponsored referendum.
context_section_description: The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 following a UN-sponsored referendum.
caption: Preamble and article 1.
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