Marina Pachinuapa is a Mozambican independence fighter and politician.
Pachinuapa was involved in the Mozambican War of Independence, founding the Female Detachment of FRELIMO.
[1] She later held the rank of colonel in the military reserve,[2] and was among the founders of the Organization of Mozambican Women.
[5] She was re-elected in 1986 from Sofala Province representing Moçambique Industrial.
[6] In 2010 she was appointed to the National Defence and Security Council.