Mozambique
Facts and historical events related to Mozambique, drawn from the Provenance Africa archive and the On This Day collection.
- 35 years today, Samora Machel was killed via an unresolved plane crash. Mozambique's first President, this…
- We're wishing a Happy 80th birthday to one of the greatest soccer players of all time, @Pele In January 196…
- In 1971 apartheid SA, Portugal and Rhodesia formed "Alcora", a secret military alliance to fight African fr…
- Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 1,000 deaths… (2019)
- Africa's 10 fastest growing economies as at November 2017. 1. Côte d’Ivoire 2. Tanzania 3. Senegal 4. Djibo…
- This time in Maputo (Mozambique), Luanda (Angola), Cairo (Egypt) and Tunis (Tunisia).
- In a rare sense of brotherhood, Angola this year canceled half of Mozambique’s $61.5-million debt, converti…
- A monument at 'Workers Square', Maputo City, Mozambique. Dedicated to soldiers who fought in World War I.
- A major street in Maputo, capital city of Mozambique, is named after Tanzania's first President, Julius Nye…
- 'Tofo Tofo' dancers (Mozambique) inspired @Beyonce 'Run The World' video. She hunted for them, and flew the…
- A funeral in Mozambique's Tete province turned deadly when locally brewed beer contaminated with bacterial… (2015)
- Ilha do Moçambique - Mozambique - is the oldest European settlement in east Africa/ capital of Portuguese E…
- African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (PALOP) has only Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozam…
- "@SplitJones: @OnlyAfricaFacts and they are???? D 5 visa free African Countries" > Seychelles, Mozambique,…
- Eusébio, who has died aged 71, arguably the greatest African footballer. From Mozambique http://hereistheci…
- Mozambique's Gabriel Estêvão Monjane (1944-1990) at 8 feet 1in. was World's tallest man 1988-1990 and is Af…
- Mozambique was for almost 500 years a Portuguese Colony, 1498–1975.
- Swahili is spoken in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo, Comoros, Mozambique, Rwanda, Burundi and parts of S…
- The Vumba rock paintings in Mozambique are believed to be about 8,000 years old.
- Eduardo Mondlane, leader of Mozambique's 'FRELIMO', fighting for independence from the Portuguese, died fro…
- Renamed African nations since 1957: French Sudan: Mali Gold Coast: Ghana Portuguese East Africa: Mozambique…
- Mozambique boasts one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves and Africa’s largest cooking coal reserves.
- About 7th century AD, the coastal areas of modern-day Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique had chains of vibrant,…
- About 600 stone built ruins lie in Zimbabwe, Mozambique & South Africa. They are called Mazimbabwe in Shona…
- Also, Gabriel Estêvão Monjane (Mozambique) is one of only 13 individuals in medical history to have reached…
- The Rome General Peace Accords were signed, ending Mozambique's 16-year civil war. (1992)
- The Greek oil tanker Katina P was deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, after losing a hull plat… (1992)
- Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and FRELIMO leader, died along with 33 others when his plane crashed… (1986)
- Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, triggering some of the region's most severe re… (1984)
- Ruth First, the South African anti-apartheid journalist and academic, was killed by a letter bomb sent by S… (1982)
- Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe were admitted to the United Nations, months after gaining… (1975)
- Mozambique gained independence from Portugal, with Samora Machel becoming the country's first president. (1975)
- The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal began, launched by the FRELIMO liberation movement. (1964)
- Graça Machel, Mozambican politician and humanitarian who later married Nelson Mandela, was born. (1945)
- Joaquim Chissano, who served as the second President of Mozambique, was born. (1939)
- Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist, was born in Mozambique. (1938)
- Samora Machel, the guerrilla commander who led Mozambique's independence struggle and became its first pres… (1933)
- South African Republic President Paul Kruger crossed into Mozambique to begin his exile during the Second B… (1900)
- Vasco da Gama's fleet visited the Island of Mozambique during his voyage around Africa to India. (1498)