List of presidents of Mozambique
| President of the Republic of Mozambique | |
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| Residence | Palácio da Ponta Vermelha, Maputo |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Samora Machel |
| Formation | 25 June 1975 |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Mozambique, since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.
Key
- Political parties
- Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
- Symbols
- † Died in office
Presidents of Mozambique (1975–present)
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of Mozambique | |||||
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 |  |
Samora Machel (1933–1986) |
25 June 1975 | 19 October 1986† [1] | FRELIMO |
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| — |  |
Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO | 19 October 1986 | 6 November 1986 | FRELIMO |
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 |  |
Joaquim Chissano (1939–) |
6 November 1986 | 1 December 1990 | FRELIMO |
| Republic of Mozambique | |||||
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| (2) | |
Joaquim Chissano (1939–) |
1 December 1990 | 2 February 2005 | FRELIMO |
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 |  |
Armando Guebuza (1943–) |
2 February 2005 | 15 January 2015 | FRELIMO |
| style="background-color:Template:FRELIMO/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 |  |
Filipe Nyusi (1959–) |
15 January 2015 | Incumbent | FRELIMO |
Footnotes
- ^ Killed in an aircraft crash.
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipe Nyusi | FRELIMO | 2,778,497 | 57.03 | |
| Afonso Dhlakama | RENAMO | 1,783,382 | 36.61 | |
| Daviz Simango | MDM | 309,925 | 6.36 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 461,861 | – | ||
| Total | 5,333,665 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,964,978 | 48.64 | ||
| Source: Mozambique News Agency | ||||
