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FRELIMO
Sign in to saveFRELIMO (; from , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has governed the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- FRELIMO Party
- Political party.native_name
- Partido FRELIMO
- Political party.native_name_lang
- pt
- Political party.abbreviation
- FRELIMO
- Political party.logo
- Logo of the FRELIMO Party.svg
- Political party.leader
- Filipe Nyusi
- Political party.secretary_general
- Daniel Francisco Chapo
- Political party.slogan
- "Unity, Criticism, Unity"
- Political party.flag
- Flag_of_FRELIMO.png
- Political party.founded
- 25 June 1962()
- Political party.merger
- MANU, UDENAMO and UNAMI
- Political party.headquarters
- Dar es Salaam(1962–1975)Maputo(1975–present)
- Political party.youth_wing
- Mozambican Youth Organisation
- Political party.womens_wing
- Mozambican Women Organisation
- Political party.wing1_title
- Veterans' group
- Political party.wing1
- Association of Combatants of the National Liberation Struggle
- Political party.wing2_title
- Armed wing
- Political party.wing2
- Forças Populares de Libertação de Moçambique(1975–1994)
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- War of independence (1964–1974)
- Marxist–Leninist period (1975–1989)
- Movement towards democratic socialism (1989–2000)
- 21st century
- Foreign support
- Mozambican presidents representing FRELIMO
- Other prominent members
- Election results
- Presidential elections
- Assembly elections
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
FRELIMO (; from , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has governed the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalist movement fighting for the self-determination and independence of Mozambique from Portuguese colonial rule. During its anti-colonial struggle, FRELIMO managed to maintain friendly relations with both the Soviet Union and China, and received military and economic assistance from both. Independence was achieved in June 1975 after the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon the previous year. FRELIMO formally became a political party during its 3rd Party Congress in February 1977, and adopted Marxism–Leninism as its official ideology and FRELIMO Party () as its official name.