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EDITORIAL
The Central Committee of FRELIMO met in ordinary session from 11 to' 21
April* The agenda included the discussion of the main problems of our
struggle* The work of the different Departments was analysed exhaustively, lines of orientation were drawn up for each one and their respective
programmes of action were approved* So far, this meeting of the Central
Committee was no different from any of the previous meetings*
But something completely new happened at this meeting, distinguishing
it as an historical landmark in the development of FRELIMO: like a fresh
wind there appeared a completely new element of criticism and self—criticism, resulting in the elimination of erroneous conceptions enabling
us to lead some misguided comrades back to the correct revolutionary
line, and to re-establish a sense of reciprocal confidence among us.
This confidence had been prejudiced by differences among the leadership*
We were not very clear about v/here the basis of these differences lay,
but we perceived that, when important decisions had to be taken there
was a clash of standpoints, revealing the existence of two lines, each
represented by a certain number of comrades, defending different positions<
All of us were conscious of this division - but, bee-use we thought we
would aggravate the situation if we brought the question into the open,
because we were convinced that it was necessary and convenient to present at least an appearance of unity in the FRELIMO leadership, we never
discussed the problem.
These divergencies were manifested in many important instances* For
example, in the definition of who is the enemy, in the question of.
deciding on'the strategic line to take (a protracted people's war), on
the importance to be given to the armed struggle in relation to the
other forms of struggle, etc. This situation had become more evident
since 1966, when we started having liberated zones in our country. Certain events had taken place since March, 1968, which seriously affected
our organisation. We all felt that the origin of this situation was the
division existing within FRELIMO - but we were unable to lacate the
roots of the contradictions and consequently, v/e were even less able to
solve them.
On 3 February, I969, Comrade Eduardo Mondlane, President of FRELIMO was
murdered. The assassins used a bomb, hidden in a book sent to him
-1-
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| Full text | EDITORIAL The Central Committee of FRELIMO met in ordinary session from 11 to' 21 April* The agenda included the discussion of the main problems of our struggle* The work of the different Departments was analysed exhaustively, lines of orientation were drawn up for each one and their respective programmes of action were approved* So far, this meeting of the Central Committee was no different from any of the previous meetings* But something completely new happened at this meeting, distinguishing it as an historical landmark in the development of FRELIMO: like a fresh wind there appeared a completely new element of criticism and self—criticism, resulting in the elimination of erroneous conceptions enabling us to lead some misguided comrades back to the correct revolutionary line, and to re-establish a sense of reciprocal confidence among us. This confidence had been prejudiced by differences among the leadership* We were not very clear about v/here the basis of these differences lay, but we perceived that, when important decisions had to be taken there was a clash of standpoints, revealing the existence of two lines, each represented by a certain number of comrades, defending different positions< All of us were conscious of this division - but, bee-use we thought we would aggravate the situation if we brought the question into the open, because we were convinced that it was necessary and convenient to present at least an appearance of unity in the FRELIMO leadership, we never discussed the problem. These divergencies were manifested in many important instances* For example, in the definition of who is the enemy, in the question of. deciding on'the strategic line to take (a protracted people's war), on the importance to be given to the armed struggle in relation to the other forms of struggle, etc. This situation had become more evident since 1966, when we started having liberated zones in our country. Certain events had taken place since March, 1968, which seriously affected our organisation. We all felt that the origin of this situation was the division existing within FRELIMO - but we were unable to lacate the roots of the contradictions and consequently, v/e were even less able to solve them. On 3 February, I969, Comrade Eduardo Mondlane, President of FRELIMO was murdered. The assassins used a bomb, hidden in a book sent to him -1- |
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