Mozambican celebrities

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Eduardo Mondlane Facts

Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane (20 June 1920 – 3 February 1969) served as the founding President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) from 1962, the year that FRELIMO was founded in Tanzania, until his assassination in 1969. He was an anthropol

Carla Andrino Facts

Marco D'Almeida Facts

Marco D’Almeida was born on April 27, 1975 in Mozambique as Marco Duarte Almeida. He is an actor and director, known for Meu Amor (2009), Ilha dos Amores (2007) and Belmonte (2013).

Afonso Dhlakama Facts

Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (born 1 January 1953) is a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla movement that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becomi

André Tete Facts

Afric Simone Facts

Afric Simone (born Henrique Simone, 17 July 1956) is a singer, musician, and entertainer from Mozambique. He entered the European charts with his first hit “Ramaya” in 1975, which was followed by another well-known song “Hafanana” (1975). He was very

António Calvário Facts

António Calvário was born on October 17, 1938 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He is an actor, known for Milú, a Menina da Rádio (2007), Lisboa à Noite (1962) and Longe da Vista (1998).

Gito Baloi Facts

Gito Baloi (September 30, 1964 – April 4, 2004) was an African musician, born in Mozambique. Originally known for his collaborations and as a member of the trio Tananas, his haunting voice and bass guitar also shine through his solo albums “Ekhaya”

Luisa Diogo Facts

Luísa Dias Diogo (born 11 April 1958) was Prime Minister of Mozambique from February 2004 to January 2010. She replaced Pascoal Mocumbi, who had been Prime Minister for the previous nine years. Before becoming Prime Minister, she was Minister of Pla

Maria Mutola Facts

Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972) is a retired female track and field athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in Maputo, hence the nickname of “The Maputo Express”. She is the fourth athlete to compete

Tomaz Salomão Facts

Tomaz Salomão (born 16 October 1954) is a Mozambican economist, who served as the third Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Salomão was appointed at the 2005 Summit of Heads of State and Government of the South

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Facts

Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, (born August 31, 1936), is a retired Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon.