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born 1939 Mozambique
Joaquim Chissano (born 22 October 1939) served as the second president of Mozambique from 1986 to 2005. He was a founding member of FRELIMO, and also served as prime minister of the Transitional Government from 1974 to 1974.
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Bad people can’t stop us from doing what is good. Let us focus on the campaign and not let ourselves be distracted. Let all parties and citizens work together for the best!
No African country can hide behind sovereignty to oppress
This is a model of so-called hidden terrorism, where no agenda is presented, but there are continuous terrorist acts against the population and institutions
Socialist countries thought they were able to help newly independent countries to develop or consolidate their independence, but that was not supported by the facts
Always discuss to find the best solutions, the best laws that can be well implemented by institutions that must contribute to the creation of credible institutions, so that we remain united
There was also the understanding that Portugal was a country that also needed to grow, to free itself
We must remember that we were born of the people and that we must remain with them
Those who do violent things are bad people, not good people
Education should also enable people to seek and provide solutions, which is what universities should be about
Without forgetting just one thing: we are working for the people
Reparations are just about having good cooperation, investments
War has never been a friend of development
Africans share the same destiny, and as such they need to unite and act collectively
Africa is winning the battle to resolve violent conflicts on the continent
We need effective social cohesion so that our young people and community members are not engaged in the terrorist cause
The entire debate should be about finding solutions, recrimination, not recrimination as tactics, but finding solutions
It is crucial that we recognise that in many of our countries we witnessed the weakening of democratic institutions 26 July 2025
We know that technology has advanced, and we have not kept up. Therefore, our combat tools need to be revised. And the way we connect with each other also needs to be revised
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