Military ranks of Mozambique
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The Military ranks of Mozambique form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM). There are to basic systems of ranks, one used both by the army and the air force and the other used by the navy.
After the independence from Portugal in 1975, under the rule of Samora Machel, a Soviet-style system of rank insignia for military ranks was introduced in the then Mozambique Liberation People's Forces (FPLM). After the end of the Mozambican Civil War, the introduction of democracy and the transformation of the Mozambican armed forces into the FADM in 1994, a new system of rank insignia was introduced. This new system is loosely inspired by the Portuguese system of rank insignia.
Ranks and insignia
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Coronel-general | Tenente-general | Major-general | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coronel General | Tenente General | Major General | Coronel | Tenente Coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | ||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Cabo | Primeiro soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Marinheiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Cabo | Primeiro soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historical rank insignia (1975-1994)
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The People's Republic of Mozambique's rank insignia for commissioned officers.
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| Marechal | General do exército | Coronel general | Tenente general | Major general | Coronel | Tenente coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General do Forca Aérea | Coronel general | Tenente general | Major general | Coronel | Tenente coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
[edit]The People's Republic of Mozambique's rank insignia for NCOs and enlisted personnel.
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| Sergeant major Intendente |
First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento |
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| Sergeant major Intendente |
First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento |
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References
[edit]- ^ Howe, Herbert M (1984). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Mozambique: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 264. LCCN 85-6027. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Mozambique". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Mozambique 1975-1990 (People´s Republic)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.