#2 FRELIMO, from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique, is the dominant political party in Mozambique. Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalist movement fighting for the independence of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.
There was a half-arsed effort by US contractors funded by 'you know who' to change the course of events or keep Washington posted on battlefield trends. I'm not sure which aspect had priority, but any sort of alliance with an 'apartheid regime' would have been politically bad juju. In any event, once the Portuguese finally left, it all turned to kak. Once again, communist outcomes following predictable paths.
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