Mozambique+Historical+Events

Event 1- Inhabitants 1-4 centuries The first inhabitants were the San Hunters and gathers, ancestors of the Khoisani people. But a speaking people migrated from the north through Zambezi, river valley.

Event 2 – Colonization 1500-1891 Trading posts and forts became regular ports call on the new rout east. Described a small coral island at the mouth of Mossuril bay then the fort and town on that island was Sebastian de Mozambique and later extended to the whole of Portuguese colonies on the east coast of Africa.

Event 3- independence 1962- 1970 Conflict along with two others already initiated in the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Guinea, Russia became a part of the so called Portuguese colonial war.

Event 4: -Name of event: Civil Service -Date of event: 1982-1986 -Description of event: Mozambique was to expel the African National Congress in exchange for south Africa to support of Renumo Rhodesia intelligence launced attacks against the government in South Africa in 1970’s didn’t work so the war continued.

Event 5: -Name of event: Civil War -Date of event: 1982-1995 -Description of event: New constitution adapted in 1990 on October 1992 the Rome General Peace accords negotiated by the Community of Sant Edigio with the support of the U.N; were sighed in Rome between President Joaquin Chissano leader Alfonzo.

Event 6 -Name of event: Democracy -Date of event: 1984-2004 -Description of event: Renumo lost to Frelimo and then accused him of fraud and then threaten to return to civil war. But backed down after turning the matter to the Supreme Court and losing. Sources of Historical information: Wikepedia.org http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/history_of _Mozambique