12 moments

1. Birth in Magoé District

   1958-04-11 · Magoé District, Tete Province, Mozambique

   Luísa Dias Diogo was born in Magoé District in Mozambique’s Tete Province. Coordinates represent Magoé District; the exact birth site is not specified.

2. Schooling and accounting study

   1979-01-01 · Tete, Tete Province, Mozambique

   Diogo attended school in Tete and completed accounting study at the Commercial Institute by 1979. The source identifies Tete for her schooling and gives 1979 as the end of accounting study, but does not explicitly identify the Commercial Institute's location.

3. Economics degree at Eduardo Mondlane University

   1983-01-01 · Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique

   

   Diogo completed her economics bachelor’s degree at Eduardo Mondlane University, establishing a documented period of study in Maputo.

4. Financial-economics master's degree at SOAS

   1992-01-01 · SOAS University of London, London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Diogo completed a master's degree in financial economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.

5. World Bank programme officer in Maputo

   1993-01-01 · World Bank office, Maputo, Mozambique

   After her master's degree, Diogo worked as a programme officer for the World Bank’s Maputo office during the early 1990s. The source dates the work to the early 1990s; 1993 is used because her biographical chronology places this employment in 1993–1994. Coordinates are a representative central-Maputo point because the historical office building is not identified.

6. Sworn in as prime minister

   2004-02-01 · Maputo, Mozambique

   President Joaquim Chissano swore Diogo into office as Mozambique’s new prime minister in Maputo, making her the country’s first woman to hold the post. The source establishes Maputo and the swearing-in but does not state the ceremony's exact day in the quoted text.

7. Labour Party Conference speech

   2005-09-26 · Brighton, England, United Kingdom

   As prime minister, Diogo spoke at the United Kingdom Labour Party conference in Brighton. Coordinates represent central Brighton; the image caption does not identify the specific conference venue.

8. World Economic Forum annual meeting

   2009-01-30 · Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland

   

   Diogo participated in the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, in the session titled “The State of Africa.”

9. Honoured in the British capital

   2010-11-25 · London, England, United Kingdom

   After leaving the premiership, Diogo was honoured in London. The Portuguese source says she was honoured 'this Thursday' in the British capital; its publication date is 25 November 2010. The venue is unspecified.

10. Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa

    2012-04-15 · Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

    Diogo attended the inaugural Tana High-Level Forum in Bahir Dar and was a panelist on state fragility. The forum was held in Bahir Dar on 14–15 April 2012; 15 April is the source publication date and the final day of the meeting.

11. African Union Panel of the Wise meeting

    2014-09-16 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    

    Diogo attended the African Union Panel of the Wise meeting in Addis Ababa, where the new panel was inaugurated and she was elected its chairperson. Coordinates represent the African Union headquarters area in Addis Ababa; the communiqué identifies the city but not the room or building.

12. Death in Lisbon

    2026-01-16 · Lisbon, Portugal

    Diogo died in Lisbon following illness while hospitalized in Portugal. The specific hospital is not named; coordinates represent Lisbon.