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Foreign Minister · Mozambique

Oldemiro Baloi

6 recorded engagements, 2009–2016: 6 visits and 1 signed agreement.

Open in the interactive map Mozambique country profile
6Engagements
6Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
1Signed agreements
3Destination countries
5Multilateral summits
2009–2016Years in LEAD

Biography

Mozambican politician (1955–2021)

Oldemiro Júlio Marques Balói (April 9, 1955 – April 12, 2021) was a Mozambican political figure who served in the government of Mozambique as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2017.

== Career ==

Balói served as Deputy Minister of Cooperation in the early 1990s; in this role he was instrumental in bringing an end to Mozambique's civil war, working in partnership with the international aid agencies. He then served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism from 1994 to 1999. He was subsequently active in the International Bank of Mozambique (Banco Internacional de Moçambique), serving as a member of its board of directors and its executive board. On March 10, 2008, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Alcinda Abreu.

== See also ==

List of foreign ministers in 2017

List of current foreign ministers

== References ==

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Where they travelled

Mozambique   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America4
  • India1
  • Brazil1

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations6
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs5
  • Energy1
  • Trade and Economic Relations1

Activity by year

2009: 1 engagement2010: 1 engagement2011: 0 engagements2012: 1 engagement2013: 0 engagements2014: 2 engagements2015: 0 engagements2016: 1 engagement2009201020152016

Signed agreements

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

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2014-11-26IndiaMozambique-India MoU on oil and gas sector cooperation (November 2014)

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2009-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2010-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2012-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-11-26 – 2014-12-01VisitIndia · New DelhiAgreement signedMozambique-India MoU on oil and gas sector cooperation (November 2014)
2016-10-31 – 2016-11-01Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília

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 [Oldemiro Baloi leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/oldemiro-baloi.html]