Alberto Chipande
Alberto Chipande | |
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| Born | October 10, 1939 |
| Nationality |  Mozambique |
| Occupation | Mozambican politician |
Alberto Joaquim Chipande (born 10 October 1939)
Chipande is credited with firing the first shots of the war for independence from Portugal on 25 September 1964. When independence was achieved in 1975, he became Minister of Defense in the FRELIMO government.[2]
Upon the creation of the Council of State, a body tasked with advising the President, Chipande was one of four members appointed to the Council by President Armando Guebuza; he and the other members of the Council were sworn in on 23 December 2005.[3] Chipande was re-elected to the FRELIMO Central Committee at the party's November 2006 congress. He was the top-scoring candidate in that election, receiving 1,138 votes from the 1,326 delegates.[4]
References
- ^ "Deputado Alberto Joaquim Chipande". Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Flame of Unity heads southwards", Mozambique News Agency, No.299, 25 May 2005.
- ^ "Council of state sworn in", Mozambique News Agency, No.311, 3 January 2006.
- ^ Joseph Hanlon, "News reports & clippings no. 102"[permanent dead link], open.ac.uk, 17 November 2006.
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