NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Joaquim Chissano

Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) 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 negotiator. He currently chairs the "Joaquim Chissano Foundation" and the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government".^[1] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Heads of State of Mozambique The official residence is the Palácio da Ponta Vermelha. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... This article is about negotiations. ... For other uses, see Negotiation (disambiguation). ...

Early life

Joaquim Chissano was born in the remote village of Malehice, Chibuto district, Gaza Province of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. Chissano was the first black student to attend the prestigious school, Liceu Salazar, where he became a member and subsequently the leader of the Mozambican "African Secondary School Students' Organisation" (NESAM). After leaving secondary school, he went to Portugal to study medicine. Because of Chissano's political activism, his studies there soon came to an abrupt end, and he fled to Tanzania via France. Chibuto is a city located in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. ... Gaza is a province of Mozambique. ...

Freedom fighter

Joaquim Chissano represented the Mozambique independence movement, Frelimo, in Paris in the 1960s where he was known as a soft-spoken diplomat helping to reconcile radical and moderate Marxist sections in the Frelimo party. The Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO, pronounced fray-LEE-moo; Portuguese: Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) is a political party that has ruled Mozambique since independence in 1975. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

He went on to fight in the Mozambican War of Independence against the colonial power, Portugal. By the time that Mozambique finally achieved its independence in 1975, Chissano had risen to the rank of major-general. Combatants Mozambican Liberation Front Portugal Commanders Eduardo Mondlane (1962â€“69), Filipe Samuel Magaia (1964â€“66), Samora MoÃ¯ses Machel (1969â€“75) AntÃ³nio Augusto dos Santos (1964â€“69), KaÃºlza de Arriaga (1969â€“74) Strength 15,000[1] 73,000 Casualties 25,000 10,000[2] The Mozambican War of... Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

The new president Samora Machel appointed him foreign minister where he served for the next eleven years. US President Reagan and President Samora Machel of Mozambique Samora MoisÃ©s Machel (September 29, 1933 - October 19, 1986) was President of Mozambique from 1975 until he died eleven years later, when his presidential aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain where the borders of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland converge. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...

President

Joaquim Chissano became president in 1986 when Samora Machel's presidential aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain in South Africa.^[2] Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... US President Reagan and President Samora Machel of Mozambique Samora MoisÃ©s Machel (September 29, 1933 - October 19, 1986) was President of Mozambique from 1975 until he died eleven years later, when his presidential aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain where the borders of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland converge. ...

After the Mozambican Civil War, which saw the Renamo rebels become a regular political party, he won multi-party elections in 1994 and again in 1999. In 1998, he defeated the former rebel leader, Afonso Dhlakama, by 52.3% to 47.7%. Chissano served as Chairperson of the African Union from July 2003 to July 2004. The Mozambican Civil War started in Mozambique during the 1970s following independence in 1975. ... The Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO; Portuguese: Resistência Nacional Moçambicana) is a conservative political party in Mozambique led by Afonso Dhlakama. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year. ... Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (born 1 January 1953 in Mangunde, Mozambique) is a Mozambican politician. ... The Chairperson of the African Union is chosen by the Assembly of the African Union, which consists of the heads of state of member countries, to serve a one-year term. ... Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1] Administrative Centre Largest city Cairo, Egypt Working languages Arabic English French Portuguese Swahili Membership 53 African states Leaders - Chairman John Kufuor - Alpha Oumar KonarÃ© Establishment - as the OAU May 25, 1963 - as the African Union July 9, 2002 Area - Total 29... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes...

Chissano chose not to run for a third term in the elections of 2004, although the constitution would have allowed him to do so. Frelimo instead selected Armando Guebuza as its candidate, who defeated Dhlakama by an even bigger margin of votes. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President Armando Guebuza Armando EmÃlio Guebuza (b. ...

Chissano left office at the end of his term in February 2005. February 2005 : â† - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - â†’ Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ...

Retirement

On 4 December 2006, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Chissano the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Northern Uganda and Southern Sudan, in an effort to bring about a comprehensive political solution to the ongoing conflict with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Chissano was to closely liaise with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (then led by Eliane Duthoit), and with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which had indicted LRA leader Joseph Kony and four other senior members of the LRA. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007, serving two five-year terms. ... A Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG) is a senior United Nations official, appinted by the United Nations Secretary-General to deal with a specific issues. ... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ... Combatants Uganda Peoples Defence Force Lords Resistance Army Commanders Yoweri Museveni Joseph Kony The Lords Resistance Army (LRA),[1] formed in 1987, is a rebel guerrilla army operating mainly in northern Uganda and parts of Sudan. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a organisation under the United Nations which was formed in December 1991 with the General Assembly Resolution 46/182. ... Eliane Duthoit is a senior United Nations official working for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). ... Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crime of aggression, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... Joseph Kony Joseph Kony (born 1961 in Odek, a village to east of Gulu in northern Uganda) is the primary leader of a guerrilla paramilitary group, and possibly new religious movement, called the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic government...

On 22 October 2007, at a ceremony in London, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented him with the $5 million prize for Achievement in African Leadership awarded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and given to a former African leader who has shown good governance.^[3] The prize of five million dollars is spread over the course of ten years, plus $200,000 per annum subsequently.^[4] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was launched by the mobile communications entrepreneur, Mo Ibrahim. ...

References

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