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Conflict Africa

Mozambican War of Independence

1964 CE – 1974 CE · 10 years

FRELIMO fought a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique, one of three simultaneous Portuguese colonial wars in Africa. The war contributed to the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal.

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Mozambican War of Independence on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • FRELIMO guerrillas
  • Portuguese Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Mozambican War of Independence.

  1. 1964 Battle of Chai
  2. 1970 Operation Gordian Knot
  3. 1968-1972 FRELIMO northern offensive

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

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1420 CE – 1966 CE

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Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)

1967 CE – 1970 CE

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Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

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French Somaliland

1896 CE – 1967 CE

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First Sudanese Civil War

1955 CE – 1972 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Sultinate of Zanzibar

1856 CE – 1964 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1964 CE and 1974 CE.

1964 CE Rhodesian Bush War 1964 CE Zanzibar Revolution 1966 CE South African Border War 1967 CE Nigerian Civil War (Biafra) 1964 CE Colombian Armed Conflict

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Darvaza Gas Crater Landmark · Middle East 1971 CE – still standing Trucial Oman Polity · Middle East 1820 CE – 1971 CE Winston Churchill Figure · Britain 1874 CE – 1965 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing British Guiana Polity · Americas 1783 CE – 1966 CE
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