Cristóvão Artur Chume
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Cristóvão Artur Chume | |
|---|---|
 Chume in 2021 | |
| Minister of National Defense of Mozambique | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2021 | |
| President | Filipe Nyusi |
| Prime Minister | Adriano Maleiane Carlos Agostinho do Rosário |
| Preceded by | Jaime Neto |
| Commander of the Mozambican Army | |
| In office 12 March 2021 – 11 November 2021 | |
| President | Filipe Nyusi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Mozambican |
| Political party | FRELIMO |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mozambique |
| Branch/service | Mozambican Army |
| Years of service | 1990 – present |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | RENAMO insurgency (2013–2021) Insurgency in Cabo Delgado |
Cristóvão Artur Chume is a Mozambican military general who has been the Minister of National Defense since his appointment in November 2021. He had previously served as the Commander of the Army Branch of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces from March to November 2021.
Background[edit]
Chume served as the National Director of Defense Policy from 2011 to 2019. During the clashes between RENAMO and the Defense and Security Forces between 2013 and 2014, Chume was one of the main faces representing the Ministry of Defense.[1]
In 2019, he was appointed head of the Marechal Samora Machel Military Academy in Nampula. On 12 March 2021, Chume was appointed as the Commander of the Army Branch of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (MDAF) by president Filipe Nyusi after changes in the structure of the Defense Armed Forces promoted by the Mozambican Head of State.[2] Major-General Francisco Zacarias Mataruca was appointed to replace him as chief of the Military Academy.[3][4]
On 11 November 2021, Nyusi dismissed Chume as Commander of the Army Branch and appointed him as Minister of National Defense, replacing Jaime Neto, who was sacked by Nyusi a day earlier.[5][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nyusi nomeia 1ª mulher para ministro do Interior e Cristóvão Chume para Defesa - O País - A verdade como notícia". www.opais.co.mz (in European Portuguese). 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Nyusi nomeia novo chefe do Estado-Maior General das Forças Armadas | DW | 12.03.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Nyusi nomeia novas chefias militares". Folha de Maputo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Filipe Nyusi nomeia novo chefe das Forças Armadas". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mozambique president sacks defence minister". Reuters. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "PR moçambicano nomeia novos ministros da Defesa e do Interior". PR moçambicano nomeia novos ministros da Defesa e do Interior (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Mozambique, Club of (2021-11-12). "Mozambican President appoints three new Ministers". FurtherAfrica. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Moçambique: Novos ministros "são nomes claramente bem acertados" | DW | 12.11.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
