| LC control no. | n 89216035 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chissano, Joaquim Alberto, 1939- |
| See also | Mozambique. President (1986-2005 : Chissano) |
| Associated country | Mozambique |
| Birth date | 1939-10-22 |
| Place of birth | Malehice (Mozambique) |
| Affiliation | Liceu Salazar FRELIMO (Organization) Southern African Development Community African Union Nucleus of Mozambican Secondary Students (Organization) |
| Profession or occupation | Presidents Diplomats Politicians |
| Found in | His Turn sorrow into strength, c1986: t.p. (Joaquim Alberto Chissano) p. 6 (President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Nov. 6 (1986)) p. 9 (b. 10-22-39 in Malehice in the Chibuto dist. of Gaza Prov. (Mozambique)) CIA world factbook WWW site (under Mozambique: chief of state, President Joaquim Alberto Chissano (since 6 Nov. 1986); before being popularly elected, Chissano was elected president by Frelimo's Central Committee 4 Nov. 1986 (reelected by the Committee 30 July 1989)) CIA world factbook WWW site (In Dec. 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His newly elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA) Wikipedia WWW site, Feb. 5, 2007 (Joaquim Alberto Chissano; b. Oct. 22, 1939, Chibuto, Gaza Province; president of Mozambique, Nov. 6, 1986-Feb. 2, 2005) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Chissano, Joaquim; anticolonial activist, president of Mozambique, diplomat, politician; born 22 October 1939 in Malehice, Mozambique. He studied at Liceu Salazar in Lourenc̀§o Marques; studied medicine in Lisbon, Portugal (1960); was a leader of Nucleus of Mozambican Secondary Students (NESAM), co-founder of FRELIMO and major-general in the FRELIMO armed forces; was appointed minister of defense (1964-1974) and foreign minister in the first independent government (1975-1986); was elected president (1994 and reelected 1999); became chair of Southern African Development Community (SADC) (2000-2001) and president of African Union (2003-2005); was a United Nations Special Envoy to Guinea-Bissau, northern Uganda, and southern Sudan; was awarded the first Mo Ibrahim Prize (2007)) |
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