Esperança Machavela

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office = Minister of Justice
term_start = February 11, 2005
term_end = March 10, 2008
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successor = Maria Benvida Levy
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Esperança Machavela is a Mozambican jurist and politician.

Machavela was appointed as Minister of Justice by President Armando Guebuza on February 11, 2005, when Guebuza named his new government shortly after taking office. [cite news
author = Owen, Olly
title = New-Mozambican President Fills Cabinet Holes, Appoints Regional Governors
work = World Markets Analysis
publisher = World Markets Research Centre
date = 2005-02-14 ] Prior to her appointment, she had worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had served as an ambassador to Portugal. [cite news
title = Guebuza Completes His Government
work = Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
publisher = AllAfrica, Inc
date = 2005-02-11 ] [cite web
url = http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Mocambique.htm
title = Mozambique Ministers
accessdate = 2008-04-06
date = 2008-03-12
work = Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership ] She was removed from office (along with foreign minister Alcinda Abreu and transport minister Antonio Munguambe) on March 10, 2008, and was succeeded by Maria Benvida Levy, a former judge of the Maputo City Court. [cite news
title = Mozambique: Guebuza Reshuffles Government
url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200803110962.html
work = AllAfrica.com
date = 2008-03-11
accessdate = 2008-04-06 ] [cite news
title = Moz president 'does it again'
url = http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=nw20080311111226510C665649
work = Independent Online
date = 2008-03-11
accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]

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