Deolinda Guezimane, a veteran of the armed liberation struggle and an active member of the Frelimo party, died yesterday at her home in Maputo.
Deolinda Guezimane was one of the founders of the Women’s Detachment and of Frelimo’s Central Committee, as well as one of the founders and the first secretary-general of the Mozambique Women’s Organisation (OMM). Originally from Sofala province, Deolinda Guezimane joined the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) in 1965.
A colonel in the reserve, Deolinda Guezimane was a member of the Council of State, an Honorary Member of the OMM, a member of Frelimo’s Central Committee and a member of Frelimo’s Political Bureau. Deolinda Guezimane had long been retired from active political life because of her state of health.
Source: Notícias
