Constitution - Governo de Timor-Leste

3. The State shall ensure special protection to the war-disabled, orphans and otherdependants of those who dedicated their lives to the struggle for independence andnational sovereignty, and shall protect all those who participated in the resistanceagainst the foreign occupation, in accordance with the law.4. The law shall define the mechanisms for rendering tribute to the national heroes.Section 12(State and religious denominations)1. The State shall recognise and respect the different religious denominations, whichare free in their organisation and in the exercise of their own activities, to take placein due observance of the Constitution and the law.2. The State shall promote the cooperation with the different religious denominationsthat contribute to the well-being of the people of East Timor.Section 13(Official languages and national languages)1. Tetum and Portuguese shall be the official languages in the Democratic Republic ofEast Timor.2. Tetum and the other national languages shall be valued and developed by the State.Section 14(National symbols)1. The national symbols of the Democratic Republic of East Timor shall be the flag, theemblem and the national anthem.2. The emblem and the national anthem shall be approved by law.Section 15(National Flag)1. The National Flag is rectangular and is formed by two isosceles triangles, the bases ofwhich are overlapping. One triangle is black and its height is equal to one-third of thelength overlapped to the yellow triangle, whose height is equal to half the length ofthe Flag. In the centre of the black triangle there is a white star of five ends, meaningthe light that guides. The white star has one of its ends turned towards the left sideend of the flag. The remaining part of the flag is red.2. The colours mean: