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A 16-year civil war that raged between the ruling Marxist FRELIMO party and the opposition group RENAMO (Mozambique National Resistance) ended in 1992. RENAMO was supported by Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and, later, South Africa.

The 1992 peace agreement between RENAMO and the government started the process of reconstruction. Under the peace accord, RENAMO was allowed to join the national government, and its military forces integrated into the Mozambican army. RENAMO has...

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