INTRODUCTION
Herein, this post discusses the list of past presidents from the People’s Republic of Mozambique to the Republic of Mozambique.
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. The current president is Filipe Nyusi. Nyusi was inaugurated for his first term as the fourth president of Mozambique on 15 January 2015, and for his second, final term on 15 January 2020.
Read: PAST PRESIDENTS OF MOROCCO TILL DATE
The following is a list of presidents of Mozambique, since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.
PRESIDENTS OF MOZAMBIQUE (1975–PRESENT)
| No. | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | ||
| People’s Republic of Mozambique | ||||||||
| 1 | Samora Michael (1933–1986) |
25 June 1975 | 19 October 1986 | 11 years, 116 days | FRELIMO | 1977 | ||
| – | Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO Acting |
19 October 1986 | 6 November 1986 | 18 days | FRELIMO | — | ||
| 2 | Joaquim Chissano (born 1939) |
6 November 1986 | 1 December 1990 | 4 years, 25 days | FRELIMO | — | ||
| Republic of Mozambique | ||||||||
| (2) | Joaquim Chissano (born 1939) |
1 December 1990 | 2 February 2005 | 14 years, 63 days | FRELIMO | 1994 1999 |
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| 3 | Armando Guebuza (born 1943) |
2 February 2005 | 15 January 2015 | 9 years, 347 days | FRELIMO | 2004 2009 |
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| 4 | Filipe Nyusi (born 1959) |
15 January 2015 | Incumbent | 8 years, 128 days | FRELIMO | 2014 2019 |
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Filipe Jacinto Nyusi (born 12 February 1959) is a Mozambican politician serving as the fourth President of Mozambique since 2015. He is the current leader of FRELIMO, the party that has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Additionally, he has served as the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community since August 2020.
During his time in office, President Nyusi has promoted peace and security, and signed multiple agreements with the main opposition parties, RENAMO, to bring a definitive and lasting peace to Mozambique.