Declaration

Independence of Mozambique, 1975

Name: Independence of Mozambique, 1975
Start: 1975-06-25

25 June 1975

Mozambique became independent from Portugal on 25 June 1975, with FRELIMO leader Samora Machel becoming the country's first President.

What happened

Mozambique became independent from Portugal on 25 June 1975, according to the scholarly reference work Encyclopedia of African History, with FRELIMO leader Samora Machel becoming the country's first President.[1]

Sources for this page

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Claim: Mozambique became independent from Portugal on 25 June 1975, with FRELIMO leader Samora Machel becoming the country's first President.
- Shillington, Kevin, Encyclopedia of African History (Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005) , Mozambique entry. Source record