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Mozambique:
Mozambique
is a southeast African nation situated to the south of Malawi and
Tanzania, east of Zimbabwe. The Country is a former Portuguese
colony and attained its independence one the 25th of June 1975
following close to eleven years of an independence struggle between
the colonizers and FRELIMO, a local militant group. Instability
and armed conflict however marked its post-independence history.
The country was under the rule of FRELIMO led
by Samora Machel who instituted socialist ideas and Soviet
Style Rule. This period
lasted three decades and the civil war which was fought mainly
between FRELIMO and RENAMO a militant group. 1990 brought the
first positive change in the country when a new constitution
paving the
way for multi-party elections was adopted. In 1992, the two
groups signed a peace treaty that was closely monitored by
the United
Nations.
Administration:
Mozambique is divided into ten provinces; Cabo Delgado, Gaza,
Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia;
and the City of Maputo. Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique.
People:
Mozambique has an estimated population of 19,686,505 people.
The main ethnic groups in the country are; Makhuwa, Tsonga,
Lomwe, Sena and a number of indigenous tribes. There are also
small
populations of Europeans and Indians. Portuguese is the country’s
official language. Other languages spoken are; Xichangana,
Emakhuwa, Elomwe, Cisena and Echuwabo.
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