Mozambique - Notable Historical Events
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Mozambique - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1498-03-02 |
Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island |
1859-09-16 |
Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone |
1900-09-11 |
President Paul Kruger crosses border into Mozambique |
1951-06-11 |
Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal |
1961-07-06 |
Portuguese ship explodes near Mozambique, kills 300 |
1961-07-08 |
Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die |
1962-06-25 |
Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) forms |
1975-06-25 |
After a prolonged liberation struggle against Portuguese colonial rulers, Mozambique becomes independent as People Republic of Mozambique. |
1976-03-03 |
Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia |
1983-01-02 |
Several African National Congress(ANC) members detained in Swaziland decide to leave the country voluntarily for Mozambique. |
1984-03-16 |
South-Africa & Mozambique sign non attack treaty |
1986-11-03 |
Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique |
1988-01-02 |
Right-wing guerrillas ambush a train near Mozambique's western border, killing at least 22 people and injuring 71. |
1992-04-16 |
The Katina P runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique. 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. |
1992-10-04 |
The Rome General Peace Accords ends a 16 year civil war in Mozambique. |
2002-05-25 |
A train crash in Tenga, Mozambique kills 197 people. |
2016-03-24 |
MH370 search: Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane |
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Mozambique - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1917-05-25 |
Steve Cochran, Eureka CA, actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas) |
1925-12-28 |
Hildegard Knef, Ulm Germany, actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique), (d. 2002) |
1933-09-29 |
Samora Machel, president Mozambique (1975-86) |
1939-10-22 |
Joaquim Chissano, president of Mozambique (1986- ) |
1972-10-27 |
Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze-96) |
Mozambique - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1969-02-03 |
Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered |
1970-04-07 |
Josina Machel, wife of Mozambique's 1st pres Samora Machel, dies |
1986-10-20 |
Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 |
2018-05-04 |
Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies aged 65 |
