FRELIMO

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SWAPO / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda On this day, on 28 April 1924, Kenneth David Kaunda, fondly known as KK, was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, which was then…

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April 28, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro On 18 March 1981, the front page of the Mozambican daily newspaper, “Noticias”, which was referred to…

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March 18, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984 According to the African National Congress’s analysis of the Nkomati Accord, its principal objectives were “to isolate the ANC throughout southern Africa and…

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March 16, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On “Our (party’s) alliance with the national liberation movement has stood the test of time and the strains of illegality. There are not significant differences…

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March 8, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms On 8 March 1971, more than 200 women delegates attended a rally in Lusaka, Zambia, called jointly by women of the liberation…

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March 8, 2026

Samora Machel: The People Will Triumph

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Samora Machel: The People Will Triumph

Samora Machel: The People Will Triumph (Extracts of a Speech Delivered by President Samora Machel on 14 February 1981, following the racist aggressive incursion into the People’s Republic of Mozambique…

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February 14, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi On 10 February 1981, Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi (aka “Dolphin Ngake”) succumbed to his wounds, when his guts were ripped open during an…

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February 10, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Pan Africanism

Eduardo Mondlane: A Firm Revolutionary Posture

Eduardo Mondlane: A Firm Revolutionary Posture “The imperialists help each other. This is what we’re up against. The imperialists are in an alliance to stop the advance of freedom to…

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February 3, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid Murder in Matola: 30 January 1981

Apartheid Murder in Matola: 30 January 1981 “… there have never been any ANC bases or camps in Mozambique. There are residences … and if the qualification to make a…

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February 1, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Patriotic Front / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo: Victory is Within Our Grasp

Oliver Tambo: Victory is Within Our Grasp On February 14th, 1982, at Bairro De Liberdade, Maputo, a mass rally was held to Commemorate the January 30, 1981, Matola Massacre, an…

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January 30, 2026