Global InformationAlberto Massavanhane information
Alberto Massavanhane | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Massavanhane 9 February 1930 Vila João Belo, Portuguese Mozambique |
| Died | 29 September 1993 (aged 63) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Mozambique Liberation Front |
Alberto Massavanhane ( 9 February 1930 – 29 September 1993) was a Mozambican diplomat, teacher, and the first Mayor of Maputo.[1] After the signing of Lusaka Accord, in 1974, Massavanhane was nominated by Frelimo as Mayor of Lourenço Marques during the transition government,[2] [3] becoming the first Mozambican to be President of the Executive Council of Maputo after Independence of Mozambique in 1975. In 1983 Alberto Massavanhane was again called to be the head of Maputo local government, before being designated as Ambassador of Mozambique in the Kingdom of Sweden, also covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, from 1988 until his death in 1993.[4]
- ^ Chissano, Joaquim (2010). Vidas, Lugares e Tempos. Alfragide - Portugal: Texto Editores, Lda. ISBN 9789724745121.
- ^ "Easum | Hard Times for the Africa Bureau 1974-1976". www.unc.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2010/06/hard-times-for-the-africa-bureau-1974-1976/
- ^ https://www.embassymozambique.se/About_the_embassy.html