Chief of General Staff (Mozambique) explained
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
| Photo | Name
| Term of office | |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| 1 | | Lagos Henriques Lidimo | August 1994 | 20 March 2008 | | [1] [2] |
| 2 | | Paulino Jose Macaringue | 20 March 2008 | 26 June 2013 | | [3] |
| 3 | | Graça Tomás Chongo | 26 June 2013 | 26 October 2017 | | [4] |
| 4 | | Portuguese: General do exército
Lázaro Henriques Lopes Menete | 26 October 2017 | 14 January 2021 | | [5] [6] |
| 5 | | Portuguese: General do exército
Eugénio Mussa
| 14 January 2021 | 8 February 2021 † | | [7] |
| 6 | | Portuguese: Almirante
Joaquim Rivas Mangrasse | 13 March 2021 | Incumbent | | [8] | |
Notes and References
- News: Lagos Lidimo and Nathu Caba: More on the new men at the helm of Intelligence Service – AIM report . 23 August 2021 . clubofmozambique.com/ . AIM . Club of Mozambique . 30 January 2017.
- News: Reuters Staff . Mozambique leader Guebuza sacks defence chiefs . 23 August 2021 . reuters.com . Reuters . 20 March 2008.
- News: Mozambique army chief fired . 23 August 2021 . news24.com.
- News: Changes in Mozambique state security leadership: What analysts say . 23 August 2021 . clubofmozambique.com/ . Deutsche Welle . Club of Mozambique . 14 January 2021.
- Web site: President Nyusi appoints new head of armed forces . mozambiquehighcommission.org.uk . High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique . 23 August 2021 . 15 January 2021.
- News: President makes new appointments in Police and Armed Forces – Mozambique . 23 August 2021 . clubofmozambique.com/ . AIM . Club of Mozambique . 14 January 2021.
- News: Mozambique: General Eugénio Mussa, FADM Chief of Staff, dies after illness . 23 August 2021 . clubofmozambique.com/ . Club of Mozambique . 8 February 2021.
- News: Mozambique: Nyusi appoints new Head of Armed Forces . 23 August 2021 . clubofmozambique.com/ . AIM . Club of Mozambique . 13 March 2021.
