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President · Mozambique

Joaquim Chissano

167 recorded engagements, 1990–2004: 167 visits and 11 signed agreements.

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167Engagements
167Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
11Signed agreements
60Destination countries
73Multilateral summits
1990–2004Years in LEAD

Biography

Mozambican politician (born 1939)

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.

== Early life ==

Joaquim Chissano was born in the remote village of Malehice, Chibuto district, Gaza Province of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique (then called Portuguese East Africa). Chissano was the first black student to attend the only high school in the colony, Liceu Salazar in Lourenço Marques (present-day Maputo). After leaving secondary school, he went to Portugal to study medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. However, his political leanings caused him problems and he moved to France where he continued his studies at the University of Poitiers. In 1962, he went to Tanzania where he participated on the political movement that resulted in the foundation of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and...

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Where they travelled

Mozambique   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • Zimbabwe16
  • United States of America13
  • Portugal9
  • South Africa8
  • France6
  • Zambia5
  • Ethiopia5
  • Switzerland5
  • Angola5
  • Nigeria5
  • Tanzania5
  • Namibia4

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations166
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs76
  • Trade and Economic Relations19
  • Development and Aid6
  • Security and Defense3
  • Peace and Security1
  • Peace Negotiations and Mediation1
  • Symbolic and Ceremonial Issues1

Activity by year

1990: 15 engagements1991: 9 engagements1992: 11 engagements1993: 5 engagements1994: 6 engagements1995: 7 engagements1996: 11 engagements1997: 9 engagements1998: 11 engagements1999: 9 engagements2000: 7 engagements2001: 12 engagements2002: 11 engagements2003: 23 engagements2004: 21 engagements1990199520002004

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
1990-02-17AlgeriaFunctional cooperation
1991-04-11KenyaFunctional cooperation
1992-06-11BrazilEnvironmental Agreement
1992-09-29ItalyPeace Treaty
1992-10-04PortugalPeace Treaty
1995-03-03MalawiMalawi-Mozambique trade agreement (March 1995)
1996-07-16PortugalHigh-level politics
1996-09-16ZimbabweHigh-level politics
2002-10-23Guinea-BissauFunctional cooperation
2003-05-10IndiaFunctional cooperation
2004-07-24BeninMozambique-Benin bilateral cooperation framework (2004)

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
1990-02-14 – 1990-02-17VisitLibya · Tripoli
1990-02-17 – 1990-02-20VisitAlgeria · AlgiersAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
1990-03-11 – 1990-03-15VisitUnited States of America · Washington
1990-03-18 – 1990-03-20Visit SummitZambia · Lusaka
1990-03-20 – 1990-03-22Visit SummitNamibia · Windhoek
1990-04-03 – 1990-04-05VisitGhana · Accra
1990-04-05 – 1990-04-09VisitSpain · Madrid
1990-04-09 – 1990-04-13VisitPortugal · Lisbon
1990-04-17 – 1990-04-19VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1990-06-19 – 1990-06-22Visit SummitFrance · La Baule
1990-06-22VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1990-07-08 – 1990-07-12Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
1990-09-11 – 1990-09-14VisitSwitzerland · Geneva
1990-09-27 – 1990-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
1990-11-06 – 1990-11-07Visit SummitZambia · Lusaka
1991-02-06 – 1991-02-07Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
1991-03-21 – 1991-03-23VisitCabo Verde · Praia
1991-04-03 – 1991-04-04VisitSao Tome and Principe · São Tomé
1991-04-11 – 1991-04-13VisitKenya · NairobiAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
1991-04-13VisitUganda · Kampala
1991-06-02VisitAngola · Luanda
1991-06-02 – 1991-06-06Visit SummitNigeria · Lagos
1991-09-23 – 1991-09-27VisitGermany · Bonn
1991-10-08 – 1991-10-10Visit SummitMalta · Valletta
1992-03-10 – 1992-03-11Visit SummitSao Tome and Principe · São Tomé
1992-06-03 – 1992-06-07VisitPortugal · Lisbon
1992-06-11 – 1992-06-14Visit SummitBrazil · BrasíliaAgreement signedEnvironmental Agreement
1992-06-29 – 1992-07-01Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
1992-07-02 – 1992-07-12VisitUnited States of America · Washington
1992-07-19 – 1992-07-20VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1992-08-02 – 1992-08-09VisitItaly · Rome
1992-09-29 – 1992-10-04VisitItaly · RomeAgreement signedPeace Treaty
1992-09-29VisitChad · N'Djamena
1992-10-04 – 1992-10-06VisitPortugal · LisbonAgreement signedPeace Treaty
1992-12-10 – 1992-12-12VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1993-05-25 – 1993-05-27Visit SummitGabon · Libreville
1993-05-28 – 1993-05-30VisitTunisia · Tunis
1993-06-28 – 1993-06-29Visit SummitEgypt · Cairo
1993-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
1993-11-04 – 1993-11-06Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
Show all 167 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
1994-01-26 – 1994-01-30Visit SummitSwitzerland · Davos
1994-01-31 – 1994-02-01VisitPortugal · Lisbon
1994-02-01 – 1994-02-02VisitAngola · Luanda
1994-03-13 – 1994-03-14VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1994-03-19 – 1994-03-20Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
1994-08-25Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
1995-03-01 – 1995-03-04VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
1995-03-03 – 1995-03-06VisitMalawi · LilongweAgreement signedMalawi-Mozambique trade agreement (March 1995)
1995-05-11Visit SummitSouth Africa · Cape Town
1995-06-27 – 1995-06-28Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
1995-07-01 – 1995-07-03VisitSudan · Khartoum
1995-10-18 – 1995-10-21Visit SummitColombia · Cartagena
1995-10-24Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
1996-05-21 – 1996-05-24Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
1996-07-06 – 1996-07-07Visit SummitCameroon · Yaoundé
1996-07-16 – 1996-07-17Visit SummitPortugal · LisbonAgreement signedHigh-level politics
1996-07-16VisitMorocco · Rabat
1996-08-19 – 1996-08-20VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1996-09-10 – 1996-09-11VisitBotswana · Gaborone
1996-09-16 – 1996-09-17Visit SummitZimbabwe · HarareAgreement signedHigh-level politics
1996-10-01 – 1996-10-03Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
1996-11-12 – 1996-11-13VisitFrance · Paris
1996-11-17 – 1996-11-18VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
1996-12-04 – 1996-12-07Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
1997-01-25 – 1997-01-29VisitUganda · Kampala
1997-03-19 – 1997-03-23VisitMalaysia · Kuala Lumpur
1997-04-19 – 1997-04-22Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
1997-06-03 – 1997-06-04Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
1997-08-27 – 1997-08-31Visit SummitBotswana · Gaborone
1997-09-04 – 1997-09-05VisiteSwatini · Mbabane
1997-10-07 – 1997-10-08VisitChina · Beijing
1997-11-06 – 1997-11-07Visit SummitGabon · Libreville
1997-11-08VisitAngola · Luanda
1998-03-18 – 1998-03-20Visit SummitBotswana · Gaborone
1998-03-25 – 1998-04-01VisitChina · Beijing
1998-03-26 – 1998-03-28VisitSingapore · Singapore
1998-04-03 – 1998-04-04VisitChina · Macau
1998-05-16 – 1998-05-18Visit SummitNamibia · Windhoek
1998-06-19 – 1998-06-22VisitQatar · Doha
1998-07-26 – 1998-07-29Visit SummitNamibia · Windhoek
1998-09-17 – 1998-09-21Visit SummitJamaica · Kingston
1998-09-30 – 1998-10-01VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1998-11-24 – 1998-11-28Visit SummitFrance · Paris
1998-11-29 – 1998-12-03VisitUnited States of America · Washington
1999-02-09 – 1999-02-10VisitZimbabwe · Harare
1999-02-19 – 1999-02-20VisitZambia · Lusaka
1999-02-21 – 1999-02-22VisitRwanda · Kigali
1999-02-22 – 1999-02-23VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
1999-02-24 – 1999-02-25VisitAngola · Luanda
1999-04-21 – 1999-04-27VisitPortugal · Lisbon
1999-05-16 – 1999-05-18VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
1999-07-02 – 1999-07-05Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
1999-09-30Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2000-01-26 – 2000-01-28Visit SummitSwitzerland · Davos
2000-04-02 – 2000-04-05Visit SummitEgypt · Cairo
2000-04-11 – 2000-04-14Visit SummitCuba · Havana
2000-04-21 – 2000-04-23Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2000-09-05 – 2000-09-08Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2000-11-15 – 2000-11-18VisitBelgium · Brussels
2000-12-12 – 2000-12-15VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2001-02-23 – 2001-02-25Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2001-02-26 – 2001-02-27Visit SummitSwitzerland · Davos
2001-04-26 – 2001-04-28Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2001-06-15 – 2001-06-17VisitBrazil · Brasília
2001-06-21 – 2001-06-23Visit SummitParaguay · Asunción
2001-06-28 – 2001-07-01Visit SummitPortugal · Lisbon
2001-09-10 – 2001-09-12Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2001-09-15 – 2001-09-16VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2001-10-23Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2001-10-29 – 2001-11-04VisitCuba · Havana
2001-11-08 – 2001-11-10Visit SummiteSwatini · Mbabane
2001-12-11 – 2001-12-13VisitMalawi · Lilongwe
2002-02-07 – 2002-02-09Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2002-02-19 – 2002-02-27VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2002-03-02 – 2002-03-05Visit SummitAustralia · Canberra
2002-04-07 – 2002-04-08Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2002-04-16 – 2002-04-18Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2002-06-28 – 2002-06-29VisitZambia · Lusaka
2002-07-31 – 2002-08-01Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília
2002-09-02 – 2002-09-04Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2002-10-23 – 2002-10-26VisitGuinea-Bissau · BissauAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2002-10-26 – 2002-10-28VisitRwanda · Kigali
2002-10-29 – 2002-10-30Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2003-02-02 – 2003-02-04Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2003-03-09 – 2003-03-10Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2003-03-11 – 2003-03-15VisitMauritius · Port Louis
2003-03-21 – 2003-03-25VisitCanada · Ottawa
2003-03-30VisitFinland · Helsinki
2003-03-31VisitSweden · Stockholm
2003-04-04VisitFrance · Paris
2003-05-07 – 2003-05-10VisitIndonesia · Jakarta
2003-05-10 – 2003-05-16VisitIndia · New DelhiAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2003-05-28 – 2003-05-29Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2003-06-25 – 2003-06-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2003-07-17 – 2003-07-18VisitNigeria · Abuja
2003-08-12 – 2003-08-16VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2003-08-13 – 2003-08-14Visit SummiteSwatini · Mbabane
2003-08-17VisitLibya · Tripoli
2003-08-18VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
2003-08-19VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
2003-08-20VisitSao Tome and Principe · São Tomé
2003-08-29VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2003-09-11 – 2003-09-13VisitRwanda · Kigali
2003-09-24Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2003-12-10 – 2003-12-11Visit SummitSwitzerland · Geneva
2003-12-15 – 2003-12-17Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2004-02-27 – 2004-02-28Visit SummitLibya · Sirte
2004-04-03 – 2004-04-09VisitChina · Beijing
2004-05-02 – 2004-05-05VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2004-05-06 – 2004-05-08VisitFrance · Paris
2004-06-18VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
2004-06-26 – 2004-06-28VisitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2004-07-06Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2004-07-24 – 2004-07-28VisitBenin · CotonouAgreement signedMozambique-Benin bilateral cooperation framework (2004)
2004-07-26 – 2004-07-27Visit SummitSao Tome and Principe · São Tomé
2004-08-31 – 2004-09-03VisitBrazil · Brasília
2004-09-20 – 2004-09-22Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2004-10-16 – 2004-10-17VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2004-11-02 – 2004-11-04VisitLesotho · Maseru
2004-11-23 – 2004-11-24VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2004-11-26 – 2004-11-28Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2004-12-05 – 2004-12-07VisitNamibia · Windhoek
2004-12-07 – 2004-12-08VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2004-12-10 – 2004-12-11VisitAlgeria · Algiers
2004-12-12VisitMorocco · Rabat
2004-12-13VisitZambia · Lusaka
2004-12-14VisitMalawi · Lilongwe

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Joaquim Chissano leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/joaquim-chissano.html]