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DeutschChief of General Staff (Mozambique)
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.
Chief of Staff[edit]
| 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, 45 days | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b "Mozambique army chief fired". news24.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Changes in Mozambique state security leadership: What analysts say". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. Deutsche Welle. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "President makes new appointments in Police and Armed Forces – Mozambique". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. AIM. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Mozambique: General Eugénio Mussa, FADM Chief of Staff, dies after illness". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Mozambique: Nyusi appoints new Head of Armed Forces". clubofmozambique.com/. Club of Mozambique. AIM. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.