the Mozambican people. In this combat he taught us how to define clearly
the essential objectives of our struggle, and how to know the real enemies —
v/hich are the colonial domination and the exploitation of man by man, as well
as tribalism, regionalism, and racialism; he taught us that it is necessary to
place the principal emphasis of our struggle on the fight against all
exploiters, independent of their colour, to distinguish the fundamental from
the secondary, and to direct against the real target, the fire of our weapons.
President Mondlane was the active fighter for African Solidarity, making
Mozambique an integral part of militant Africa, and in particular a, part of
the armed struggle of the people of Portuguese colonies and of the whole of
Southern Africa. It was for this reason that his death was felt in our Continent
as a loss not only for FRELIMO and the Mozambican people, but for the whole of
Africa.
The racialist regimes of white domination established in the South of our
Continent whose aim is to exploit our people and our riches with the active
complicity of world imperialism, found in him a resolute adversary who
threatened the foundations of their domination, Cahora Bassa delenda est —-
v/ith which he galvanised the FRELIMO fighters for the destruction of the big
imperialist economic project v/hich v/as aimed at perpetuating the domination of
our people. In that way, the forces of capitalist oppression became clearly
aware of the defeat to v/hich their neo-colonialist activities are doomed.
President Eduardo Mondlane v/as thus the builder of the new Mozambique which
already lives in large regions of our country and affirms herself in the
militant conscousness of our people. He v/as the incarnation of the revolutionary
nationalism of the Mozambican people.
Thiswas the meaning of his life, and this is the meaning of his murder. This
is the heavy heritage of courage, honesty and fight which falls upon us. This
is the immortal image of the leader and comrade v/ho will remain among us beyond
the disappearance' of the physical things v/hich were part of him and v/hich we
had learned to- love.
The Central Committee of FRELIMO, by expressing its absolute determination to
continue the armed struggle for national liberation against colonialism and
imperialism within the lines clearly drawn up by the Second Congress of FRELIMO,
is certain that it Interprets completely the significance of the exemplary
life and the death of President Eduardo Mondlane.
The Central Committee of FRELIMO, as well as all militants and the Mozambique
People, v/ill know how to dry their tears and transform the hatred against his
murder into the burning fire which will destroy oppression and v/ill lighten
the construction of the Free Mozambique.
Thus v/e will merit the legitimate pride which made our Comrade President
Mondlane say after the Second Congress:
"I can now die happy, because I know that the revolution will continue..,."
LONG LIVE THE ONFOEGETABLE MEMORY OF PRESIDENT MONDLANE J
A LUTA CONTINUA* * o • INDEPENDENCE OU JVDRTE, VENCEREM0S2
The Central Committee 21st April, 1969.
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