Cristóvão Artur Chume

His Excellency
Cristóvão Artur Chume
Chume in 2021
Minister of National Defense of Mozambique
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 November 2021
PresidentFilipe Nyusi
Prime MinisterAdriano Maleiane
Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
Preceded byJaime Neto
Commander of the Mozambican Army
In office
12 March 2021 – 11 November 2021
PresidentFilipe Nyusi
Personal details
NationalityMozambican
Political partyFRELIMO
Military service
AllegianceMozambique
Branch/serviceMozambican Army
Years of service1990 – present
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsRENAMO 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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Nyusi nomeia novas chefias militares". Folha de Maputo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Filipe Nyusi nomeia novo chefe das Forças Armadas". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. ^ "Mozambique president sacks defence minister". Reuters. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Mozambique, Club of (2021-11-12). "Mozambican President appoints three new Ministers". FurtherAfrica. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Moçambique: Novos ministros "são nomes claramente bem acertados" | DW | 12.11.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-25.