List of presidents of Mozambique

President of the
Republic of Mozambique
President of the; Republic of Mozambique
	Presidential standard
	Incumbent; Daniel Chapo ; since 15 January 2025
Type	Head of state ; Head of government ; Commander-in-chief ;
Residence	Palácio da Ponta Vermelha, Maputo
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Samora Machel
Formation	June 25, 1975;49 years ago
Succession	President of the Assembly of the Republic
Salary	46,800 USD annually

Last updated February 03, 2025

This article lists the presidents of Mozambique , since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mozambique. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Joaquim Chissano in 2005.^[4]

Presidents of Mozambique (1975–present)

No.	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election
People's Republic of Mozambique
1	Machel, Samora Samora Machel (1933–1986)	25 June 1975	19 October 1986 †	11 years, 116 days	FRELIMO	1977
–	Politburo of the CC of FRELIMO Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO Acting	19 October 1986	6 November 1986	18 days	FRELIMO	—
2	Chissano, Joaquim Joaquim Chissano (born 1939)	6 November 1986	1 December 1990	4 years, 25 days	FRELIMO	1986
Republic of Mozambique
(2)	Chissano, Joaquim Joaquim Chissano (born 1939)	1 December 1990	2 February 2005	14 years, 63 days	FRELIMO	1994 1999
3	Guebuza, Armando Armando Guebuza (born 1943)	2 February 2005	15 January 2015	9 years, 347 days	FRELIMO	2004 2009
4	Nyusi, Filipe Filipe Nyusi (born 1959)	15 January 2015	15 January 2025	10 years	FRELIMO	2014 2019
5	Chapo, Daniel Daniel Chapo (born 1977)	15 January 2025	Incumbent	18 days	FRELIMO	2024

Timeline

Latest election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Daniel Chapo	FRELIMO	4,416,306	65.17
	Venâncio Mondlane	PODEMOS	1,639,333	24.19
	Ossufo Momade	RENAMO	448,738	6.62
	Lutero Simango	MDM	272,736	4.02
Total			6,777,113	100.00

Valid votes			6,777,113	93.63
Invalid votes			205,601	2.84
Blank votes			255,313	3.53
Total votes			7,238,027	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			17,169,239	42.16
Source: Conselho Constitucional

Sources

http://rulers.org/rulm2.html#mozambique
http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mozambique.htm
African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000

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References

↑ Azevedo, Elisabete (May 2009). The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique: From Enemies to Adversaries? (PDF) (Working paper). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019– via eisa.org.za.
↑ Odinga, Timothy (7 October 2017). "The Highest and Lowest Paid African Presidents". Business Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
↑ "Chapo sworn in following Mozambique's disputed presidential election". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
↑ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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[1] Azevedo, Elisabete (May 2009). The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique: From Enemies to Adversaries? (PDF) (Working paper). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019– via eisa.org.za.

[africabusinessdaily-2] Odinga, Timothy (7 October 2017). "The Highest and Lowest Paid African Presidents". Business Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[3] "Chapo sworn in following Mozambique's disputed presidential election". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[termlimits-4] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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