Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Chissano
Mozambican rehabilitation and peace
"Peace and stability in the SADC region are essential preconditions for our economic development and integration"
A FRELIMO leader and post-independence foreign minister, he succeeded Machel as president in 1986. He pursued the 1987 Economic Rehabilitation Program and later multiparty transition. The 1992 peace agreement marked a major turning point in ending war and rebuilding the economy.
Career timeline
- 1962Co-founded FRELIMO
- 1974Played a key role in negotiating the Lusaka Accord
- 1975Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1986Became President and FRELIMO leader after Machel's death
- 1992Signed the peace accord ending the civil war
- 1994Re-elected president in multiparty elections
- 1999Re-elected president
- 2003–2004Chairperson of the African Union