Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe (born 29 September 1937) is a
Mozambican politician. He was a member of the
Politburo
A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states.
Names
The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contraction ...
of
FRELIMO
FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's first ...
during the 1980s (as such, he was a co-head of state between the death of
Samora Machel
Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican military commander and political leader. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's ...
on 19 October 1986 until the election of
Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) is a politician who served as the second President of Mozambique, from 1986 to 2005. He is credited with transforming the war-torn country of Mozambique into one of the most successful African demo ...
on 6 November). Matsinhe also served as the Mozambican Security
Minister in the 1980s.
Sources
"Leaders of Mozambique"
1937 births
Living people
Government ministers of Mozambique
FRELIMO politicians
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