Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Parties: FRELIMO: Liberation Front of Mozambique (Marxist-Leninist to 30 Jul 1989; only legal party to 15 Aug 1990) - MDM: Democratic Movement of Mozambique - PODEMOS: Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique - RENAMO: 'Mozambican National Resistance
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
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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 (†2026) 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 - 17 Jan 2025 FRELIMO
Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi 17 Jan 2025 - FRELIMO
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Joaquim Alberto Chissano 1975-1987 FRELIMO
Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi 1987-1994 (†2023) FRELIMO
Leonardo Simão 1994-2005 FRELIMO
Alcinda António de Abreu 2005-2008 FRELIMO
Oldemiro Júlio Marques Balói 2008-2017 (†2021) FRELIMO
José Condungua Pacheco 2017-2020 FRELIMO
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo 2020-2025 FRELIMO
Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas 2025- FRELIMO
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| Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic
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Samora Moisés Machel 1977-1986 (†1986) FRELIMO
Marcelino dos Santos 1986-1995 (†2020) FRELIMO
Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè 1995-2010 FRELIMO
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo 2010-2020 FRELIMO
Esperança Bias 2020-2025 FRELIMO
Margarida Adamugy Talapa 2025- FRELIMO
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 Leaders of FRELIMO
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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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 Presidents of RENAMO
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André Matade Matsangaissa 1975-1979 (†1979)
Afonso Macacho Marceta Dhlakama 1979-2018 (†2018)
Ossufo Momade 2018- (interim to 2019)
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| Presidential candidates
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1994 1st Joaquim Alberto Chissano FRELIMO
2nd Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (†2018) RENAMO
1999 1st Joaquim Alberto Chissano FRELIMO
2nd Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (†2018) RENAMO
2004 1st Armando Emílio Guebuza FRELIMO
2nd Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (†2018) RENAMO
2009 1st Armando Emílio Guebuza FRELIMO
2nd Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (†2018) RENAMO
3rd Daviz Mbepo Simango (†2021) MDM
2014 1st Filipe Jacinto Nyusi FRELIMO
2nd Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (†2018) RENAMO
3rd Daviz Mbepo Simango (†2021) MDM
2019 1st Filipe Jacinto Nyusi FRELIMO
2nd Ossufo Momade RENAMO
3rd Daviz Mbepo Simango (†2021) MDM
2024 1st Daniel Francisco Chapo FRELIMO
2nd Venâncio António Bila Mondlane PODEMOS
3rd Ossufo Momade RENAMO
4th Lutero Simango MDM
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