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Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born October 22 1939) is the president of Mozambique. Chissano was born in Chibuto village, Gaza province, Mozambique. He was involved in the Frelimo movement in the 1960s, representing the group in Paris and fighting in the guerrilla war against Portugal. In 1975, when the country achieved independence, he gained the rank of major general and was appointed foreign minister of Mozambique, a position in which he served until 1987. He was known as a soft-spoken diplomat who helped reconcile radical and moderate Marxists in the Frelimo party. He has been president of the country since 1986, when Samora Machel died in a plane crash. He won multi-party elections in 1994 and 1999. In 1999 he defeated his opponent, Afonso Dhlakama 52.3%-47.7%. Due to a mass of scams and several cases of corruption, Chissano's government has lately been the target of wide criticism. Chissano chose not to run for another term in the elections of 2004; FRELIMO instead selected Armando Guebuza as its candidate. Chissano was the chairman of the African UnionThe African Union (abbreviated AU , founded in July 2002, is the successor organisation to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Modelled after the European Union (but currently with powers closer to the Commonwealth of Nations), it aims to help promot from July 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U until July 2004.
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