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Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)

Chief of the General Staff
Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique (Portuguese)
Incumbent
Almirante Joaquim Rivas Mangrasse
since 13 March 2021
Mozambique Defence Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of National Defence
AppointerPresident
Formation1975
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of the General Staff of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique; CEMFADM) is the highest-ranked officer in the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces.

List of officeholders

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People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)

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Republic of Mozambique (1990–present)

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No. Photo Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Lagos Henriques Lidimo August 1994 20 March 2008 13 years, 7 months [1][2]
2 Paulino Jose Macaringue 20 March 2008 26 June 2013 5 years, 98 days [2][3]
3 Graça Tomás Chongo 26 June 2013 26 October 2017 4 years, 122 days [3][4]
4 General do exército
Lázaro Henriques Lopes Menete 		26 October 2017 14 January 2021 3 years, 138 days [5][6]
5 General do exército
Eugénio Mussa
(?–2021) 		14 January 2021 8 February 2021 † 25 days [7]
6 Almirante
Joaquim Rivas Mangrasse 		13 March 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 343 days [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Lagos Lidimo and Nathu Caba: More on the new men at the helm of Intelligence Service – AIM report". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. AIM. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Reuters Staff (20 March 2008). "Mozambique leader Guebuza sacks defence chiefs". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 23 August 2021. {{cite news}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "Mozambique army chief fired". news24.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Changes in Mozambique state security leadership: What analysts say". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. Deutsche Welle. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "President Nyusi appoints new head of armed forces". mozambiquehighcommission.org.uk. High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "President makes new appointments in Police and Armed Forces – Mozambique". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. AIM. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Mozambique: General Eugénio Mussa, FADM Chief of Staff, dies after illness". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Mozambique: Nyusi appoints new Head of Armed Forces". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. AIM. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.