# Marcelino dos Santos

> Mozambican politician (1929-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q1893287](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1893287)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelino_dos_Santos)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/marcelino-dos-santos

## Summary

Marcelino dos Santos was born on May 20, 1929, in Lumbo and died on February 11, 2020, in Maputo, holding Mozambican citizenship [1][2][3]. He was a politician, writer, poet, revolutionary, and minister [3]. He served as Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique from 1977 to 1995 and was Governor of Sofala from 1983 to 1986, in addition to being a Member of the Assembly of the Republic .He was the father of Ilundi dos Santos [4]. Dos Santos received the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo and the Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class [5][6]. His roles encompassed political leadership, literary contribution, and revolutionary activity within Mozambique’s national framework [3]. He remained active in public service for decades, particularly through legislative and administrative positions .


## References

1. Dictionary of African Biography
2. Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa
3. [Source](https://opais.co.mz/ilundi-dos-santos-e-a-nova-embaixadora-para-o-vietname/)
4. Boletim da República
5. [Source](https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/1985/mz-government-gazette-series-i-supplement-no-2-dated-1985-06-17-no-24.pdf)
6. MusicBrainz
7. Munzinger Personen
8. [Source](https://observador.pt/2020/02/11/morreu-marcelino-dos-santos-um-dos-fundadores-da-frente-de-libertacao-de-mocambique/)
9. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
10. Virtual International Authority File
11. [OpenSanctions](https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/Q1893287)