Reserve General of the Mozambique Armed Forces (FADM) Joaquim Tobias Dai died on Monday after an illness.
A veteran of Mozambique’s National Liberation Struggle, Joaquim Tobias Dai served as Minister of National Defence from 2000 to 2008, under the governments of Joaquim Chissano and Armando Guebuza.
He held several other prominent positions in the state apparatus, including serving as a member of parliament.
The President of the Republic issued a message of condolence highlighting Tobias Dai’s contribution to the defence of national sovereignty and independence, and to the construction of the Mozambican state.
Source: O País
