List of presidents of Mozambique

President of the
Republic of Mozambique
President of the; Republic of Mozambique
	Presidential standard
	Incumbent; Filipe Nyusi; since 15 January 2015
Type	Head of state; Head of government; Commander-in-chief;
Residence	Palácio da Ponta Vermelha, Maputo
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Samora Machel
Formation	25 June 1975
Succession	President of the Assembly of the Republic
Salary	46,800 USD annually

This article lists the 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, final term on 15 January 2020.^[3]

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mozambique. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Joaquim Chissano in 2005.^[4]

Presidents of Mozambique (1975–present)

No.	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election
People's Republic of Mozambique
1	Machel, SamoraSamora Machel (1933–1986)	25 June 1975	19 October 1986 †	11 years, 116 days	FRELIMO	1977
–	Politburo of the CC of FRELIMOPolitical Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO Acting	19 October 1986	6 November 1986	18 days	FRELIMO	—
2	Chissano, JoaquimJoaquim Chissano (born 1939)	6 November 1986	1 December 1990	4 years, 25 days	FRELIMO	1986
Republic of Mozambique
(2)	Chissano, JoaquimJoaquim Chissano (born 1939)	1 December 1990	2 February 2005	14 years, 63 days	FRELIMO	1994 1999
3	Guebuza, ArmandoArmando Guebuza (born 1943)	2 February 2005	15 January 2015	9 years, 347 days	FRELIMO	2004 2009
4	Nyusi, FilipeFilipe Nyusi (born 1959)	15 January 2015	Incumbent	9 years, 294 days	FRELIMO	2014 2019

Timeline

Latest election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Filipe Nyusi	FRELIMO	4,639,172	73.46
	Ossufo Momade	RENAMO	1,356,786	21.48
	Daviz Simango	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	273,599	4.33
	Mário Albino	Action Party of the United Movement for Integral Salvation	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

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

^ Azevedo, Elisabete (May 2009). The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique: From Enemies to Adversaries? (PDF) (Working paper). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via eisa.org.za.
^ Odinga, Timothy (7 October 2017). "The Highest and Lowest Paid African Presidents". Business Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "Mozambique's Nyusi Begins 2nd Term Amid Violent Challenges". Voice of America. Associated Press. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

[1] Azevedo, Elisabete (May 2009). The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique: From Enemies to Adversaries? (PDF) (Working paper). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via eisa.org.za.

[africabusinessdaily-2] Odinga, Timothy (7 October 2017). "The Highest and Lowest Paid African Presidents". Business Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[3] "Mozambique's Nyusi Begins 2nd Term Amid Violent Challenges". Voice of America. Associated Press. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[termlimits-4] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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