Timor-Leste National Parliament pay tribute to the former Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio
DILI, 12 september 2021 (TATOLI)— Timor-Leste President of National Parliament, Aniceto Longuinhos Guterres Lopes and the Dili Bishop Emeritus, Dom Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, pay tribute to the Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio who was laid to rest on Saturday in a funeral ceremony held at the Monastery Jerónimos in Lisboa.
The team delegation from Timor-Leste Parliament National pays last homage to late president Sampaio at 4:00 PM.
“On Behalf of People and The States of Timor-Leste, I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and loved ones, and the people of Portugal.”
Completing the funeral rites, The President of the National Parliament forward a message from a book of honor to the late former President Sampaio, as intimate of Timorese.
PPN praised Sampaio for all of his dedicated contributions to Timor-Leste during the country’s struggle for independence.
Former President Sampaio died on Friday 10 at the age of 81. Was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure and was hospitalized in Lisbon on august 27.
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio was born in Lisbon on 18 september 1939. Son of Arnaldo Sampaio a Health Public Doctor and Fernanda Bensaúde Branco de Sampaio, an English Profesor.
Journalist: Evaristo Soares Martins
Editór: Cipriano Colo
Translator: Jose Blarmino de Sa
Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario
