FRELIMO
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FRELIMO is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has been the country's ruling party since 1977.
1987 Soviet stamps commemorating 25 years since the founding of FRELIMO and 10 years of USSR-Mozambique relations
FRELIMO's Secretary for Administration and Finance Esperança Bias with Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Moscow, Russia, 26 April 2023
Portuguese Mozambique
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Portuguese Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese colony. Portuguese Mozambique originally constituted a string of Portuguese possessions along the south-east African coast, and later became a unified colony, which now forms the Republic of Mozambique.
The Island of Mozambique was first occupied by Portuguese explorers in the late 15th century. They quickly established a fort there, and with time a community sprang up and achieved importance as port of call, missionary base and a trading centre. The island is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Painting by Johannes Vingboons of Sofala, c. 1665
View of Lourenço Marques, ca. 1905
Ponta Vermelha Palace, former residence of the Portuguese governor and current presidential palace of Mozambique