Political Leaders: Mozambique

Leaders of Mozambique
(Republic of Mozambique)

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Party: FRELIMO: Liberation Front of Mozambique (Marxist-Leninist to 30 Jul 1989; only legal party to 15 Aug 1990)

Presidents of the Republic

Samora Moisés Machel        25 Jun 1975 - 19 Oct 1986 (†1986) FRELIMO
Joaquim Alberto Chissano     6 Nov 1986 -  2 Feb 2005         FRELIMO
Armando Emílio Guebuza       2 Feb 2005 - 15 Jan 2015         FRELIMO 
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi        15 Jan 2015 -                     FRELIMO

Note: From 19 Oct to 6 Nov 1986 the Political Bureau of the Central Committe of the ruling FRELIMO party acted as a collective chairmanship of the State. Members were: Marcelino dos Santos, Joaquim Alberto Chissano, Alberto Joaquim Chipande, Armando Emílio Guebuza, Jorge Rebelo, Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe, Sebastião Marcos Mabote, Jacinto Soares Veloso, Mário Fernandes da Graça Machungo, José Óscar Monteiro.

Prime Ministers

Joaquim Alberto Chissano    20 Sep 1974 - 25 Jun 1975         FRELIMO (transitional)
Mário da Graça Machungo     17 Jul 1986 - 16 Dec 1994 (†2020) FRELIMO 
Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi      16 Dec 1994 - 17 Feb 2004 (†2023) FRELIMO
Luísa Dias Diogo            17 Feb 2004 - 18 Jan 2010         FRELIMO
Aires Bonifácio Ali         18 Jan 2010 -  8 Oct 2012         FRELIMO
Alberto Vaquina              8 Oct 2012 - 19 Jan 2015         FRELIMO
Carlos Agostinho do Rosário 19 Jan 2015 -  4 Mar 2022         FRELIMO
Adriano Afonso Maleiane      4 Mar 2022 -                     FRELIMO

Leaders of FRELIMO

Presidents
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane   25 Jun 1962 -  3 Feb 1969 (†1969)
Samora Moisés Machel           May 1970 - 19 Oct 1986 (†1986) 
Joaquim Alberto Chissano     3 Nov 1986 -  7 Mar 2006    
Armando Emílio Guebuza       7 Mar 2006 - 29 Mar 2015         
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi        29 Mar 2015 - 
  
General Secretaries
Feliciano Salomão Gundana   28 Aug 1991 - 24 Jul 1995 
Manuel Jorge Tomé           24 Jul 1995 -  8 Jun 2002     
Armando Emílio Guebuza       8 Jun 2002 - 14 Nov 2006    
Filipe Chimoio Paúnde       14 Nov 2006 -  2 Mar 2014
Eliseu Joaquim Machava       2 Mar 2014 -  1 Oct 2017
Roque Silva Samuel           1 Oct 2017 -

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