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Mozambican War of Independence

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The Mozambican War of Independence was a conflict between the socialist rebel group FRELIMO (Liberation Front of Mozambique, or Frente de Libertação de Moçambique in Portuguese) and Mozambique's colonial power, Portugal. The war began in 1962, with the Mozambicans quickly gaining control of Cabo Delgado, a province in the northern part of the country. The war would drag on for over a decade, however, not ending until 1975. Over the course of the war, FRELIMO had technical support from the Soviet Union, Cuba and China, although this support was nowhere as significant as it was in the Angolan War of Independence. Conversely, Portugal was supported by NATO, which provided funding and equipment to the nation's military. Ultimately, the war in Mozambique, in conjunction with similar independence struggles in Angola and Guinea-Bissau, put too much pressure on Portugal's government, leading to a coup in 1974. The new government, wanting to put an end to the expensive and exhausting colonial wars, quickly brokered peace agreements.