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2.
an ambush on tic shore of LUGENDA River. Y/hon the enemy was
crossing the river, they wore attacked• 18 Portuguese soldiers
v/ere killed, among whom a captain, the commander of the company.
Two days latpr, our guerrillas destroyed a bridge 30 meters
long, on the road lJANDIiviBA-CATUR.
$.*. On the "7th of April one "Jeep touched a mine, on the road
MANIA&BA-VILA CABRAL: all the 6 soldiers v/ho were in it v/ere
killed. The "Jeep" v/as completely destroyed.
6... On the 11th of April, a group of guerrillas attacked the
Anglican Mission of KESSUM3A, now transformed into a Portuguese
military base. Three enemy soldiers v/ere killed.
7-.o On the 12th of April a unit of PRELIMO guerrillas attacked
with bazooka and machine-gun fire a boat loaded with soldiers,
which was moored by the bank of Niassa Lake. 11 soldiers v/ere
killed and others were wounded.
8... On the 17th, a guerrilla unit attacked the Portuguese
military camping of ASSUMANE, in Vila Cabral, in the zone of
MASSENJERE. In this attack 8 soldiers v/ere killed and 2 military
policemen v/cre wounded.
9...On the 24th of April, an enemy patrol which was camped near
NOVA GUARD A v/as attacked, at 2a.m. The place v/here the Portuguese soldiers were sleeping was strafed with bazooka and machine-
gun fire. We do not know, however, the casualties the enemy
suffered. - ..
10... On the 30th of April our guerrillas attacked a convoy of
30 Portuguese military vehicles on the road between MASSANGULO
and the railway station of CATUR, 3 kms. from the station. One
of the vehicles v/as completely destroyed, and j others were
badly damaged. At least 15 enemy soldiers were put out of action.
11... On the 4th of Mqy , 2 military vehicles were ambushed on
the road between the enemy camp of LULI&BO and NOVA OLIVEN^A.
The vehicle behind was destroyed v/ith bazooka and machinegun
fire. The front one went on undamaged/ However, our
guerrillas had placed a mine further down the road: the car
touched the mine and was destroyed. All the 14 soldiers who wer.?
in the 2 vehicles were killed. . 'V:
12...On the 9th of May- 2 military units of FSELIaviO ambushed a
group of many soldiers., in *IEP0CHE. 10 enemies were killed.
13•••10th of x.iay: our guerrillas ambushed a convoy of 38 vehicles loaded with troops, on the road between LflASoANGULO and Vila
Cabral. 2 "Jeeps'1 in the rear were attacked and destroyed. All
the 12 soldiers who were in them were killed.
14*••19th of iiay: a convoy of military vehicles going from Vila
Cabral to MA3L>AI\GUL0 entered a zone mined by our guerrillas. The
front car v/as badly damaged. 4 soldiers v/ere killed. The-other,
vehicles turned back and returned to Vila Cabral.
DxiR j-jo OilJLm.u'u.
26th J°ne, 1967.
Object Description
| Title | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Communique no. 95 (1967 June 26) |
| Description | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Communique no. 93 - English version: Group of guerrillas attacked the anglican mission Messumba; FRELIMO guerrilla group attacked boat loaded with Portuguese soldiers in Lake Nyasa; Guerrilla unit attacked convoy of 30 military cars in Massangulo road; Enemy patrol camped near New Guard attacked by guerrilla group; Guerrilla unit attacked military camp Assumane in Vila Cabral; 2 military cars were ambushed on the road between the "enemy camp" Lulimbo and New Oliveira; Military unit FRELIMO came out to meet a Portuguese group, in the area of Mepoche; Guerrillas ambushed train of 38 cars full of troops on the road between Hassangulo and Vila Cabral; Military cars going from Vila Cabral to Massangulo entered an area mined by the partisans of FRELIMO. |
| 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 | 1967-03/1967-05-19 |
| 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 | 1967-06-26 |
| Date issued | 1967-06-26 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 2 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-147 |
Description
| Title | CENPA-147~02 |
| Filename | CENPA-147~02.tiff |
| Full text | 2. an ambush on tic shore of LUGENDA River. Y/hon the enemy was crossing the river, they wore attacked• 18 Portuguese soldiers v/ere killed, among whom a captain, the commander of the company. Two days latpr, our guerrillas destroyed a bridge 30 meters long, on the road lJANDIiviBA-CATUR. $.*. On the "7th of April one "Jeep touched a mine, on the road MANIA&BA-VILA CABRAL: all the 6 soldiers v/ho were in it v/ere killed. The "Jeep" v/as completely destroyed. 6... On the 11th of April, a group of guerrillas attacked the Anglican Mission of KESSUM3A, now transformed into a Portuguese military base. Three enemy soldiers v/ere killed. 7-.o On the 12th of April a unit of PRELIMO guerrillas attacked with bazooka and machine-gun fire a boat loaded with soldiers, which was moored by the bank of Niassa Lake. 11 soldiers v/ere killed and others were wounded. 8... On the 17th, a guerrilla unit attacked the Portuguese military camping of ASSUMANE, in Vila Cabral, in the zone of MASSENJERE. In this attack 8 soldiers v/ere killed and 2 military policemen v/cre wounded. 9...On the 24th of April, an enemy patrol which was camped near NOVA GUARD A v/as attacked, at 2a.m. The place v/here the Portuguese soldiers were sleeping was strafed with bazooka and machine- gun fire. We do not know, however, the casualties the enemy suffered. - .. 10... On the 30th of April our guerrillas attacked a convoy of 30 Portuguese military vehicles on the road between MASSANGULO and the railway station of CATUR, 3 kms. from the station. One of the vehicles v/as completely destroyed, and j others were badly damaged. At least 15 enemy soldiers were put out of action. 11... On the 4th of Mqy , 2 military vehicles were ambushed on the road between the enemy camp of LULI&BO and NOVA OLIVEN^A. The vehicle behind was destroyed v/ith bazooka and machinegun fire. The front one went on undamaged/ However, our guerrillas had placed a mine further down the road: the car touched the mine and was destroyed. All the 14 soldiers who wer.? in the 2 vehicles were killed. . 'V: 12...On the 9th of May- 2 military units of FSELIaviO ambushed a group of many soldiers., in *IEP0CHE. 10 enemies were killed. 13•••10th of x.iay: our guerrillas ambushed a convoy of 38 vehicles loaded with troops, on the road between LflASoANGULO and Vila Cabral. 2 "Jeeps'1 in the rear were attacked and destroyed. All the 12 soldiers who were in them were killed. 14*••19th of iiay: a convoy of military vehicles going from Vila Cabral to MA3L>AI\GUL0 entered a zone mined by our guerrillas. The front car v/as badly damaged. 4 soldiers v/ere killed. The-other, vehicles turned back and returned to Vila Cabral. DxiR j-jo OilJLm.u'u. 26th J°ne, 1967. |
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