First Lady of Mozambique

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The First Lady of Mozambique is the title held by the wife of the President of Mozambique. There have been just three First Ladies since Mozambique's independence in 1975. The country's current First Lady is Isaura Nyusi.

Former Mozambican First Lady Graça Machel is the only person to have served as the First Lady of two different republics.[1] She became the First Lady of South Africa on 18 July 1998 upon her marriage to Nelson Mandela.[1]

First Ladies of Mozambique

Name Term Begins Term Ends President of Mozambique
Graça Machel 25 June 1975 19 October 1986 Samora Machel
Marcelina Chissano 6 November 1986 2 February 2005 Joaquim Chissano
Maria da Luz Guebuza 2 February 2005 15 January 2015 Armando Guebuza
Isaura Nyusi 15 January 2015 Present Filipe Nyusi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "First female to be First Lady of more than one country". Guinness World Records Corporate. Retrieved 2012-07-30. However, other women have been the consort in two separate monarchies. For example, Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122?–1204) was queen consort of France and later of England.
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