Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe
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Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe (born 1953) is a Mozambican
politician. He was a member of the Politburo
of FRELIMO during the 1980s (as such, he was a co-head of state between the death of Samora Machel
on 19 October 1986 until the election of Joaquim Chissano
on 6 November). Matsinhe also served as the Mozambican Security Minister in the 1980s.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
politician. He was a member of the Politburo
Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO
The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO was a Politburo which briefly ruled the People's Republic of Mozambique between 19 October 1986 and 6 November 1986.Membership in 1986*Marcelino dos Santos*Joaquim Chissano*Alberto Chipande...
of FRELIMO during the 1980s (as such, he was a co-head of state between the death of Samora Machel
Samora Machel
Samora Moisés Machel was a Mozambican military commander, revolutionary socialist leader and eventual President of Mozambique...
on 19 October 1986 until the election of Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Alberto Chissano served as the second President of Mozambique for nineteen years from 6 November 1986 until 2 February 2005. Since stepping down as president, Chissano has become an elder statesman and is called upon by international bodies, such as the United Nations, to be an envoy or...
on 6 November). Matsinhe also served as the Mozambican Security Minister in the 1980s.