Marcelino dos Santos

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Marcelino dos Santos
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 1977–1994
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Eduardo Mulémbwè
Personal details
Born	20 May 1929 (age 90)
Political party	FRELIMO

Marcelino dos Santos (born 20 May 1929^[1]) is a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and politician. As a young man he travelled to Portugal, and France for an education. He was a founding member of the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO—Mozambican Liberation Front), in 1962, and served as the party's deputy president from 1969 to 1977. He was Minister of Economic Development in the late 1970s, Frelimo Political Bureau member in charge of the economy in the early 1980s, Chairman of the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, from 1987 to 1994, and, as of 1999, remains a member of the Frelimo Central Committee.