List of ambassadors of Russia to Mozambique

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Mozambique
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Incumbent
Vladimir Tararov  ( ru )
since 18 August 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Maputo
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Maputo
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Mozambique

The ambassador of Russia to Mozambique is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Mozambique.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Maputo. [1] The current Russian ambassador to Mozambique is Vladimir Tararov  ( ru ), incumbent since 18 August 2025. [2] The ambassador to Mozambique has dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Eswatini since 2000.

History of diplomatic relations

Formal diplomatic relations between Mozambique and the Soviet Union were established on 25 June 1975, the day it declared independence from Portugal. [3] Pyotr Yevsyukov  ( ru ) was appointed as the first ambassador on 5 November 1975. [4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Mozambique recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Vladimir Korneyev  ( ru ), continued as ambassador from Russia until 1996. [4]

Diplomatic relations between Russia and Swaziland, renamed Eswatini in 2018, were established on 19 November 1999. [5] The incumbent ambassador to Mozambique, Vladimir Zemsky  ( ru ), was given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Eswatini, a practice which has since continued. [5]

List of representatives of Russia to Mozambique (1975 –present)

Soviet Union to Mozambique (1975 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Pyotr Yevsyukov  ( ru ) Ambassador 5 November 197517 July 1980 Credentials presented on 4 December 1975
Valentin Vdovin  ( ru ) Ambassador 17 July 198030 December 1982 Credentials presented on 16 August 1980
Yury Selenyov  ( ru ) Ambassador 30 December 19821 September 1986 Credentials presented on 20 December 1982
Nikolai Dybenko  ( ru ) Ambassador 1 September 198618 March 1991
Vladimir Korneyev  ( ru ) Ambassador 18 March 199125 December 1991

Russian Federation to Mozambique (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vladimir Korneyev  ( ru ) Ambassador 25 December 19915 June 1996
Vyacheslav Krylov  ( ru ) Ambassador 5 June 199624 August 2000
Vladimir Zemsky  ( ru ) Ambassador 24 August 200015 October 2004Died in post
Valentin Alyoshin Chargé d'affaires 15 October 200415 July 2005
Igor Popov  ( ru ) Ambassador 15 July 200517 June 2010
Andrey Kemarsky Ambassador 17 June 201029 July 2017
Aleksandr Surikov  ( ru ) Ambassador 29 July 201711 May 2024 Credentials presented on 18 October 2017
Died in post
Sergey Neskorozhenkov Chargé d'affaires 11 May 202418 August 2025
Vladimir Tararov  ( ru ) Ambassador 18 August 2025 Credentials presented on 11 September 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Мозамбик" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "О Мозамбике" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Посольство СССР в Мозамбике" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "О Королевстве Эсватини" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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