The Political Bureau of the Central Committee 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 firs ...

was a

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 ...

which briefly assumed the responsibilities of the President of the

People's Republic of Mozambique The People's Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: ''República Popular de Moçambique'') was a socialist state that existed in present day Mozambique from 1975 to 1990. The People's Republic of Mozambique was established when the country gained ...

between 19 October 1986 and 6 November 1986 following 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 ...

and 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 ...

to succeed him. The Politburo was reformed in 1989 at the FRELIMO Party 5th Congress.

Membership in 1986

Marcelino dos Santos Marcelino dos Santos (20 May 1929 – 11 February 2020) was a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and politician. As a young man he travelled to Portugal, and France for an education. He was a founding member of the ''Frente de Libertação de Mo ...

Alberto Chipande Alberto Joaquim Chipande (born 10 October 1939) is a Mozambican politician and a long-time leading member of FRELIMO. He was the first Defense Minister of Mozambique upon independence in 1975, remaining in that post until at least 1986 under Pres ...

Armando Guebuza Armando Emílio Guebuza (born 20 January 1943) is a Mozambican politician who was the third President of Mozambique from 2005 to 2015. Career Guebuza, born at Murrupula in Nampula Province, joined the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) at ...

* Jorge Rebelo *

Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe (born 29 September 1937) 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 elect ...

Sebastião Marcos Mabote Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''. This name may refer to: People * Sebastião (given name) Places * Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil * Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil * Sebastião Lea ...

* Jacinto Soares Veloso *

Mário da Graça Machungo Mário Fernandes da Graça Machungo (1 December 1940 – 17 February 2020) was a Mozambican politician. He was Planning Minister from at least 1984 to 1986, when he became Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the ...

* José Óscar Monteiro

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{{MozambiquePresidents Presidents of Mozambique

Membership in 1986

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