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The great successes of our liberation struggle created fear and despair
among the enemy. They know that our people are ready to fight until the
end, "until final victory. They know that the leaders of FRELIMO are
determined to lead the struggle to the real independence of Mozambique,
Unable to defeat us in the battlefield, the Portuguese colonialists,
with their agents and imperialist allies decided to resort to another
method^  the killing of the leaders of FRELIMO.
It was in accordance with this line of action that they organised the
murder of our Comrade JAIME RIVAZ SIGAUKE, whilst in Zambia on a party
mission; of Comrade MATHEUS SAUSAO MUTEMBA, in Dar es Salaam;* of Comrade
SAMUEL KANKHOMBA, in Tanzania, near the border of Mozambique. The last
assassination perpetrated by the colonialists was of our beloved President,
Comrade EDUARDO CHIVAMBO MONDLANE, on the 3rd February, 1969.
On that day, early in the morning, our President went to the office and
worked with several comrades. At about 10 a.m. he collected all his mail
fron the office and went to the home of a friend, a quiet place, to be
able to work undisturbed. Among the mail he took with him was a book,
wrapped and addressed to him.
Once at the house he started opening his mail. He took the book and tore
off the paper wrapping. When he opened the book, there was a great explosion, killing our President,
In the course of the investigations, the C.I,D. of Tanzania found that
inside the book was a bomb, inserted in such a way that it exploded when
the book was opened.
The book was sent from a European country, addressed to the President
of FRELIMO,
It is easy to see that we are faced'with an international imperialist
conspiracy aimed aimed at destroying FRELIMO through the assassination
of its leaders.
As additional proof, some days later our Comrade MARCELINO DOS SANTOS,
member of the Central Committee and Secretary of the Political Department,
also received a book, As we knew the circumstances of the death of our
President, we sent the book to the C.I,D, before opening it. And, using
appropriate techniques, the police found that in fact, there was a similar bomb in that book,
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