Francisco Guterres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francisco Guterres

East Timorese politician

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: Ossu, Viqueque Municipality, East Timor

Profession: politician

Nationality: East Timor

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Francisco Guterres, popularly known as Lú-Olo (born 7 September 1954), is an East Timorese politician who has been President of East Timor since 2017.
He is also the President of Fretilin, and he was President of the National Parliament of East Timor from 2002 to 2007.
As the Fretilin candidate, he stood in the 2007 presidential election and 2012 presidential election, but was defeated in the second round by independent candidates on both occasions.
He also contested the 2017 presidential election, and with the support of former Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and his party, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), he was elected as President.