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{{unreferenced, date=February 2016 This is a list of notable people from
Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
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Filmmakers

* Rogério Manjate, actor, writer and film director


Musicians

* Eldevina Materula, oboist and music teacher


Politicians

* Esperança Bias, former Minister of Mineral Resources * Joaquim Chissano, first Prime Minister of Mozambique * Josina Machel, political activist and first wife of Samora Machel * Graca Machel, political activist and second wife of Samora Machel *
Samora Machel Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambique, Mozambican politician and revolutionary. A Socialism, socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the coun ...
, first President of Mozambique * Alberto Massavanhane, first Mayor of Maputo and Mozambican Diplomat * Eduardo Mondlane, founder and first president of
FRELIMO FRELIMO (; from , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has governed the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalist movement fighting for the self-determination ...
* Janet Mondlane, anti-apartheid activist and wife to Eduardo Mondlane * Francisco Songane, Minister of Health


Sportspeople

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Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola ( ; born 27 October 1972) is a retired Mozambican female track and field who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. She is a th ...
, World and Olympic track and field athlete winner * Alfons Amade footballer * Reinildo footballer * Geny Catamo footballer


Writers

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Mia Couto António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Litera ...
* Tânia Tomé


See also

* Lists of people by nationality - similar lists for other countries