Manuel de Araujo
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Manuel de Araújo is a Mozambican
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

 politician for the constituency of central Zambezia
Zambezia Province
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. He was educated in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and in the UK at the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
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. He is currently studying for a PhD at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
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Manuel de Araújo worked for Amnesty International
Amnesty International
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 at its headquarters in London
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as Campaigner for the Portuguese and Spanish African Speaking countries and then as The Campaign Coordinator for the Southern African Development Community Human Rights and Policing Project. Manuel de Araújo was Deputy Chair of the International Affairs Committee in the Mozambican Parliament. He is currently the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons and also the Founder and Chairperson of the Centre for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO).
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