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Joaquim Chissano

b. 1939

2nd President of Mozambique

Born
22 Oct 1939 · Gaza Province
Part ofMozambique1917 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

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  1. 22 Oct 1939BornBorn in Gaza Province
  2. 1974 – 1975RolePrime Minister of Mozambique
  3. 1975 – 1987RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs of Mozambique
  4. 1984AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
  5. 1985AwardOrder of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class
  6. 1986 – 2005RolePresident of Mozambique
  7. 1990AwardGrand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
  8. 1997AwardGrand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
  9. 2003 – 2004RoleChairperson of the African Union
  10. 2006AwardChatham House Prize
  11. 2007AwardMo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
  12. 2015AwardNorth–South Prize
  13. 2018AwardThe City of Athens Democracy Award

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1939 – today).

  1. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  2. 1939 – 1945World War II
  3. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  4. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  5. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  6. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  7. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  8. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  9. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  10. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  12. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  13. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  15. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  16. 1956Suez Crisis
  17. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  19. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  21. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  22. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  23. 1968Prague Spring
  24. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  25. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  26. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  27. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  28. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  29. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  30. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  31. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  32. 1985Schengen Agreement
  33. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  34. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  35. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  36. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  37. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  38. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  39. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  40. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan

Biography

Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) is a Mozambican politician who served as the second President of Mozambique, from 1986 to 2005. He is credited with transforming the war-torn country of Mozambique into a successful African democracy. After his presidency, Chissano became an elder statesman, envoy and diplomat for both his home country and the United Nations. Chissano also served as Chairperson of the African Union from 2003 to 2004.

Text from the Wikipedia article Joaquim Chissano, CC BY-SA 4.0

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