Rui Baltazar
Mozambican politician (1933–2024)
Rui Baltazar dos Santos Alves (1933 – 13 July 2024) was a Mozambican lawyer, politician and academic who was an active supporter of FRELIMO during the Mozambican War of Independence.2
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Born Sep 24, 1933, died Jul 13, 2024.1
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: politician, minister, lawyer, university teacher, diplomat.8
- 2003 to 2009Judge4 6
- Since 2002Special adviser6
- 1995 to 2001Ambassador of Mozambique to Denmark6 7
- 1995 to 2001Ambassador of Mozambique to Norway6 7
- 1995 to 2001Ambassador of Mozambique to Finland6 7
- 1994 to 2001Ambassador of Mozambique to Sweden4 6
- 1986 to 1990Rector, Eduardo Mondlane University4 6
- 1978 to 1986Minister of Finance of Mozambique4 6
- 1975 to 1978Minister of Justice of Mozambique6
- 1975 to 1992Member of the Assembly of the Republic6
- 1974 to 1975Chief executive, Tempográfica5
- 1974 to 1975Minister of Justice of Mozambique4 6
Baltazar was born in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) to a Portuguese Mozambican family. During colonial rule, he used his position as an attorney to defend political prisoners of the Portuguese authorities, and upon independence was appointed the first Minister of Justice of People's Republic of Mozambique. In 1975, he also helped draft the Constitution of the newly independent nation. In 1978, he was appointed Minister of Finance, a position he held until 1986. In April 1986, he became rector of Eduardo Mondlane University, where he taught human rights law. He was also a member of the Mozambique Parliament from 1975 to 1992 and was Mozambique's representative to the EEC-ACP assembly. He signed the Lomé Convention on behalf of Mozambique in 1986.
In 1994, Baltazar was nominated as the Mozambican ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and in 2002 became special advisor to the President of the SADC.
Baltazar died in Maputo on 13 July 2024, at the age of 91.
From Wikipedia’s article on Rui Baltazar (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
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- 1WikidataRui Baltazar on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRui Baltazar on Wikipedia
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