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F ft E LI M CI
MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT
K/$Y\faAAAA+- 1*^: UX
NO. 91.
CABO DELGADO PROVINCE.
1...0n the I9/3/679 at 9:^5 p»m. , a convoy of h lorries carrying
Portuguese soldiers was ambushed by PRELIMO guerrillas, on the
road between NANGOLOLO and MUIDUMBE. One of the lorries v/as destroyed and the others were badly damaged. 12 enemy soldiers were
killed. One cf our comrades v/as killed during the action.
2...A FRELIMO guerrilla unit placed an anti-group mine, on a road
where the Portuguese soldiers used to pass. On the 25th of March,
a group of Portuguese soldiers passed by that road, on their way
to the people's shambas where they were going with tho intention
to steal food for the Easter" Celebrations. They stepped on tho
mine: k were killed and others wounded. Our forces captured 2
rifles, ammunition, and the uniforms of the dead soldiers.
3*••On tho 25th of March, a FRELIMO military unit organized an
ambush in the zone bet\*7cen the village called"SERRAQAG" and an
enemy camping near MESSALO River. The ambush was carefully planned
and executed, allowing our forces to liquidate 16 enemy soldiersB
km ..On the 27/3/67) a Portuguese pla+oon was marching tov/ards tho
NANDENDO Region(MUIDUMBE). Our guerrillas were informed by the
people of the movements of the enemy and ambushed them in time, nt
the "NCHAMOMO" village, 5 kilometres from the NAMBUDE Mission.'Our
forces let the reconnaissance group pass by and then attacked tho
main column behind. 20 enemy soldiers wore put out of action.
5...FRELIMO militias of TAWI Branch MONFORT, organized an ambush
at the road between SAGAL and MUEDA. They waited several days
for the enemy to pass. Finally, on the 25/3/67, a convoy of 15
vehicles passed by that place, coming fron SAGAL to MUEDA. They
entered the mined zone. The 1st car was completely destroyed and
the second was seriously damaged. FRELIMO militias threw more h
grenades inside the 2nd car, and disappeared into the bush. Some
days later, some African soldiers, former puppets who were serving
in the Portuguese army - deserted and joined FRELIMO military
forces. They revealed to us that in that ambush, 15 Portuguese
soldiers v/ore killed; 5 were seriously wounded and 6 were slightly
wounded.
DAR ES SALAAM,
5th May, 1967.
Object Description
| Title | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Communique no. 91 (1967 May 5) |
| Description | Reports on news in Cabo Delgado province: Portuguese soldiers ambushed by PRELIMO guerrillas, on the road between Nangololo and Muiduhbe; A FRELIMO guerrilla unit placed an anti-group mine, on a road where the Portuguese soldiers used to pass; FRELIMO military unit organized an ambush in the zone between the village called "Serração" and an enemy camping near Messalo River; Portuguese platoon marching towards the Nandendo region (Muidukbe); FRELIMO militias of Tawi Branch Monfort, organized an ambush at the road between Sagal and Mueda. |
| Subject (lcsh) |
Nationalism -- Mozambique Self-determination, National Mozambique -- History Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1933-1974 |
| Geographic Subject (Country) | Mozambique |
| Geographic Subject (Continent) | Africa |
| Geographic Coordinates | -18.6696821,35.5273356 |
| Coverage date | 1967-03-19/1967-03-27 |
| Creator | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
| Publisher (of the Original Version) | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
| Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Dar Es Salaam, U.R. of Tanzania |
| Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created | 1967-05-05 |
| Date issued | 1967-05-05 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 1 p. |
| Format (aat) | communiques |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 |
| Part of subcollection | Mozambique Collection |
| Rights | The University of Southern California has licensed the rights to this material from the Aluka initiative of Ithaka Harbors, Inc., a non-profit Delaware corporation whose address is 151 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10021 |
| Physical access | Original archive is at the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. |
| Repository Name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository Address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository Email | specol@usc.edu |
| Filename | CENPA-143 |
Description
| Title | CENPA-143~01 |
| Filename | CENPA-143~01.tiff |
| Full text | F ft E LI M CI MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT K/$Y\faAAAA+- 1*^: UX NO. 91. CABO DELGADO PROVINCE. 1...0n the I9/3/679 at 9:^5 p»m. , a convoy of h lorries carrying Portuguese soldiers was ambushed by PRELIMO guerrillas, on the road between NANGOLOLO and MUIDUMBE. One of the lorries v/as destroyed and the others were badly damaged. 12 enemy soldiers were killed. One cf our comrades v/as killed during the action. 2...A FRELIMO guerrilla unit placed an anti-group mine, on a road where the Portuguese soldiers used to pass. On the 25th of March, a group of Portuguese soldiers passed by that road, on their way to the people's shambas where they were going with tho intention to steal food for the Easter" Celebrations. They stepped on tho mine: k were killed and others wounded. Our forces captured 2 rifles, ammunition, and the uniforms of the dead soldiers. 3*••On tho 25th of March, a FRELIMO military unit organized an ambush in the zone bet\*7cen the village called"SERRAQAG" and an enemy camping near MESSALO River. The ambush was carefully planned and executed, allowing our forces to liquidate 16 enemy soldiersB km ..On the 27/3/67) a Portuguese pla+oon was marching tov/ards tho NANDENDO Region(MUIDUMBE). Our guerrillas were informed by the people of the movements of the enemy and ambushed them in time, nt the "NCHAMOMO" village, 5 kilometres from the NAMBUDE Mission.'Our forces let the reconnaissance group pass by and then attacked tho main column behind. 20 enemy soldiers wore put out of action. 5...FRELIMO militias of TAWI Branch MONFORT, organized an ambush at the road between SAGAL and MUEDA. They waited several days for the enemy to pass. Finally, on the 25/3/67, a convoy of 15 vehicles passed by that place, coming fron SAGAL to MUEDA. They entered the mined zone. The 1st car was completely destroyed and the second was seriously damaged. FRELIMO militias threw more h grenades inside the 2nd car, and disappeared into the bush. Some days later, some African soldiers, former puppets who were serving in the Portuguese army - deserted and joined FRELIMO military forces. They revealed to us that in that ambush, 15 Portuguese soldiers v/ore killed; 5 were seriously wounded and 6 were slightly wounded. DAR ES SALAAM, 5th May, 1967. |
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