List of presidents of Mozambique
President of the Republic of Mozambique | |
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Residence | Palácio da Ponta Vermelha, Maputo |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Samora Machel |
Formation | 25 June 1975 |
Succession | President of the Assembly of the Republic[1] |
Salary | 46,800 USD annually[2] |
The following is a list of presidents of Mozambique, since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.
The current president is Filipe Nyusi. Nyusi was inaugurated for his first term as the fourth president of Mozambique on 15 January 2015, and for his second term on 15 January 2020.[3]
Presidents of Mozambique (1975–present)[]
No. | Portrait | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election |
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People's Republic of Mozambique | |||||||
1 | Samora Machel (1933–1986) | 25 June 1975 | 19 October 1986 † | 11 years, 116 days | FRELIMO | 1977 | |
– | Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO Acting | 19 October 1986 | 6 November 1986 | 18 days | FRELIMO | — | |
2 | Joaquim Chissano (born 1939) | 6 November 1986 | 1 December 1990 | 4 years, 25 days | FRELIMO | — | |
Republic of Mozambique | |||||||
(2) | Joaquim Chissano (born 1939) | 1 December 1990 | 2 February 2005 | 14 years, 63 days | FRELIMO | 1994 1999 | |
3 | Armando Guebuza (born 1943) | 2 February 2005 | 15 January 2015 | 9 years, 347 days | FRELIMO | 2004 2009 | |
4 | Filipe Nyusi (born 1959) | 15 January 2015 | Incumbent | 7 years, 25 days | FRELIMO | 2014 2019 |
Timeline[]
Latest election[]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Filipe Nyusi | FRELIMO | 4,639,172 | 73.46 | |
Ossufo Momade | RENAMO | 1,356,786 | 21.48 | |
Daviz Simango | MDM | 273,599 | 4.33 | |
Mário Albino | 46,048 | 0.73 | ||
Total | 6,315,605 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 6,315,605 | 92.55 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 508,321 | 7.45 | ||
Total votes | 6,823,926 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,162,321 | 51.84 | ||
Source: EISA |
See also[]
Africa portal
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- Mozambique
- List of prime ministers of Mozambique
- List of colonial governors of Mozambique
- List of heads of the National Resistance Government of Mozambique
- Lists of office-holders
- List of current heads of state and government
Sources[]
- http://rulers.org/rulm2.html#mozambique
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mozambique.htm
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
References[]
- ^ https://eisa.org.za/pdf/200905azevedo.pdf
- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
- ^ "Mozambique's Nyusi Begins 2nd Term Amid Violent Challenges | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
Categories:
- Lists of national presidents
- Presidents of Mozambique
- 1975 establishments in Mozambique
- Lists of Mozambican people
- Mozambique politics-related lists