Manuel de Araújo | |
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| Mayor of Quelimane | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Constituency | Zambezia Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1970 |
| Political party | RENAMO (?–2009, 2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Movement of Mozambique (2011–2018) |
Manuel A. Alculete Lopes de Araújo (born 11 October 1970) is a Mozambican politician who has been Mayor of Quelimane since December 2011.[1][2]
In 2011, de Araújo ran as the RENAMO candidate in municipal elections in Quelimane, defeating the FRELIMO candidate with 62.27% of the vote. In a subsequent election in 2013, the FRELIMO candidate was named as the winner; however, after allegations of voter fraud were raised, an investigation subsequently determined that de Araújo had won the election wad remained the Mayor of Quelimane.[3]
During the 2023 municipal elections, de Araújo was arbitrarily detained by police officers after visiting polling stations, with the police accusing him of "disturbing" the vote-counting process. He was released a few hours later without charge.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Leo (2 April 2013). "Quelimane: One Square Mile of Mozambique". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ↑ "COMMISSION ANNOUNCES MOZAMBIQUE'S NOV 20 MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS". NAM News Network. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Matias, Leonel (22 November 2013). "MDM lidera na Beira e Quelimane nas autárquicas em Moçambique". DW (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Manuel de Araújo foi recolhido nesta manhã pela UIR (já foi solto)". Carta de Moçambique (in Portuguese). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Moçambique/Eleições: Polícia diz que autarca de Quelimane estava a "perturbar" assembleias de voto". RTP África (in Portuguese). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
