Mozambique
Country located in Southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa to the southwest.
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Portuguese Mozambique
Portuguese Mozambique (Moçambique) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese colony.
South Africa
Southernmost country in Africa.
South Africa is bounded to the south by 2798 km of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho.
Mozambican Civil War
The Mozambican Civil War (Guerra Civil Moçambicana) was a civil war fought in Mozambique from 1977 to 1992.
Swahili language
Bantu language and the native language of the Swahili people native primarily to Tanzania.
It is a lingua franca of other areas in the African Great Lakes region and East and Southern Africa, including some parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Malawi, Mozambique, the southern tip of Somalia, and Zambia.
Portuguese language
Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau.
Mozambican War of Independence
Armed conflict between the guerrilla forces of the Mozambique Liberation Front or FRELIMO and Portugal.
In Mozambique, the conflict erupted in 1964 as a result of unrest and frustration amongst many indigenous Mozambican populations, who perceived foreign rule as exploitation and mistreatment, which served only to further Portuguese economic interests in the region.
Tanzania
Country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Eswatini
Landlocked country in Southern Africa.
It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast.
Malawi
Landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.
It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest.
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
International organization and political association of Lusophone nations across four continents, where Portuguese is an official language.
The history of the CPLP began when it was founded in 1996, in Lisbon, by Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe, nearly two decades after the beginning of the decolonization of the Portuguese Empire.