The Start of Slavery Mozambique becomes the center of the slave trade in Africa. 1964 The War for Independence The war for independence begins and is led by the guerillas from FRELIMO. 1975 Mozambique’s Independence Mozambique becomes an independent country under the ruling of President Samora Mac...
AIM, FOCUS, SHOOT: Photographic Narratives of War, Independence, and Imagination in Mozambique, 1950 to 1993Photography's production and exhibition were important mediums for self-representation, political expression, and economic survival for photographers in Mozambique and their audience...
The National Day of Mozambique celebrates independence from Portugal on June 25th 1975 Victory Day Sep 7, is in 129 days. Commemorates the signing of the agreement to end the Mozambican War of Independence Victory Day (in lieu) Sep 8, is in 130 days. Commemorates the signing of the ...
Mozambique was at first ruled as part of Portuguese India but a separate administration was created in 1752. Following a decade of guerrilla activity, independence was achieved on 25 June 1975. A one-party state dominated by the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) was set up but armed in...
On Jan. 25, 1985, after a decade of independence, the government became locked in a paralyzing war with antigovernment guerrillas, the Mozambique National Resistance (MNR, or Renamo), who were backed by the white minority government in South Africa. The guerrilla movement weakened President Chissa...
Mozambique gained independence from Portugal following an antifascist coup in Lisbon in 1975. The Portuguese colonialists departed in haste leaving behind ‘a mess of underdevelopment, impoverishment and extreme vulnerability’. From independence until 1992 the new government run by the Liberation Front ...
Civil War On Jan. 25, 1985, after a decade of independence, the government became locked in a paralyzing war with antigovernment guerrillas, the Mozambique National Resistance (MNR, or Renamo), who were backed by the white minority government in South Africa. The guerrilla movement weakened Pres...
Mozambique's civil war was inevitable given the tradition of conflict that has always characterized Frelimo, first as an independence movement, and then as a ruling party. Without disregarding the role played by both Rhodesia and South Africa in the war - in fact providing new and detailed infor...
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Dates of Independence Day in Mozambique 2026 Thu, Jun 25 National Holiday 2025 Wed, Jun 25 National Holiday 2024 Tue, Jun 25 National Holiday 2023 Sun, Jun 25 National Holiday 2022 Sat, Jun 25 National Holiday Summary The National Day of Mozambique celebrates independence from Portugal ...