List of presidents of Mozambique

The following is a list of presidents of Mozambique, since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.

President of the
Republic of Mozambique
Incumbent
Filipe Nyusi
since 15 January 2015
ResidencePalácio da Ponta Vermelha, Maputo
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderSamora Machel
Formation25 June 1975
SuccessionPresident of the Assembly of the Republic[1]
Salary46,800 USD annually[2]

Filipe Nyusi is the incumbent president, since 15 January 2015.

Presidents of Mozambique (1975–present)
No. PresidentTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElection
People's Republic of Mozambique
1
Machel, SamoraSamora Machel
(1933–1986)
[lower-alpha 1]		25 June 197519 October 1986 †11 years, 116 daysFRELIMO1977
–
Politburo of the CC of FRELIMOPolitical Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO

Membership in 1986

19 October 19866 November 198618 daysFRELIMO—
2
Chissano, JoaquimJoaquim Chissano
(born 1939)		6 November 19861 December 19904 years, 25 daysFRELIMO—
Republic of Mozambique
(2)
Chissano, JoaquimJoaquim Chissano
(born 1939)		1 December 19902 February 200514 years, 63 daysFRELIMO1994
1999
3
Guebuza, ArmandoArmando Guebuza
(born 1943)		2 February 200515 January 20159 years, 347 daysFRELIMO2004
2009
4
Nyusi, FilipeFilipe Nyusi
(born 1959)		15 January 2015Incumbent6 years, 17 daysFRELIMO2014
2019

Timeline
Filipe NyusiArmando GuebuzaJoaquim ChissanoPolitical Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMOSamora Machel


Notes
  1. Killed in the 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash.

Latest election
Main article: 2019 Mozambican general election
Candidate Party Votes %
Filipe NyusiFRELIMO4,639,17273.46
Ossufo MomadeRENAMO1,356,78621.84
Daviz SimangoMDM273,5994.33
Mário AlbinoAMUSI46,0480.73
Invalid/blank votes508,321–
Total6,823,926100
Registered voters/turnout13,162,32151.84
Source: EISA

See also
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Sources

References
  1. https://eisa.org.za/pdf/200905azevedo.pdf
  2. "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
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