Afonso Dhlakama | |
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| Leader of RENAMO | |
| In office 17 October 1979 – 3 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | André Matsangaissa |
| Succeeded by | Ossufo Momade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1953 Mangunde, Sofala Province Portuguese Mozambique[citation needed] |
| Died | 3 May 2018 (aged 65) Gorongosa, Sofala Province, Mozambique[1] |
| Political party | RENAMO |
Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (1 January 1953 – 3 May 2018) was a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla movement that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s. Dhlakama was born in Mangunde, Sofala Province.[2][3][4]
- ^ Mucari, Manuel; Sibeko, Siphewe (3 May 2018). "Mozambique opposition leader and ex-guerrilla Dhlakama dies". Reuters. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama is buried this morning in the village where he was born". Club of Mozambique. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Nyusi and Dhlakama's Father Release White Doves in MuxÚngue". Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo). Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Mozambique : mort d'Afonso Dhlakama, guérillero et leader de l'opposition". Le Monde (in French). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.