From Udenamo to Frelimo a Diplomacy and Mozambican

Descrição: Lopes Tembe Ndelana was born on March 20, 1937, in Maputo. He is married and has six children. He attended primary school in South Africa at the Holy Cross and Swiss Mission Schools.He studied through the International Correspondence School(CapeTown), KwameN’kruma Institute(Ylineba, Ghana), Kivokoni College(DaresSalaam, Tanzania) and at the Military Academyof Enchasse in Egypt.

His long career began in 1974 at the Offce of the Prime Minister of the Transitional Government in the Department of International Cooperation. He was later promoted to Chief of State Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(1975-1978) and then served as Deputy Director of the National Commission for Communal Villages(1978-1983). He was also Member of Parliament between 1977 and 1994.

Lopes Tembe Ndelana is currently a retired Ambassador. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mozambique to the
Peoples Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Pakistan and Japan(1983 and 1989);and the Republic of Zimbabwe
and Botswana(1989-1996).He served in the Kingdom of Swaziland between 1996 and 1998. He is a polyglot who speaks English, Portuguese, Swahili, ChiNyanja, Ronga, Zulu and Shona.

Lopes Tembe Ndelana is a founding member of UDENAMO and FRELIMO. He was distinguished with the Medal of the 20th
Anniversary of Foundation of FRELIMO,the Victory of Adwa Centurary Medal,1896-1996,and a Medal of Veteran of the Liberation Struggle of Mozambique.