← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in East Timor → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2002 Timeline of East Timorese history

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in East Timor.

Incumbents

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

Events

May

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