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:JJ?±+ ■
WITE MY EYE ON TEE POLITICAL AÈSIIA
.."..., SPOKESMEN FOR MOZAMBIQUE
"I've an army of more than 10,000 soldiers "ready1'to-liberate our
_,Kcpuntry by .force if-.the Pprtugueset do- not.want, tp^sit. withj us at a
. table and negotiate .independence.!» L i\ few- days later, /the^ speaker was
declared a prohibited immigrant.in Tanganyika, the country where he
was making, those- remarks. The speaker hapi^ened to be a young, handsome,
bearless man from Mozambique—Mr. Elomulo Chitofo Gwambe, the President
of the Mozambique National Democratic Union. Mr. Gwambe, speaking to
a nearly empty hall, was crying out loud and clear to the few staunch
supporters he had brought with him from the Federation of Rhodesia and
Nyasaland and a few curious Tanganyikans. The President, eager to secure support of both the Tanganyika newly formed Government and the
Mocambicans in Tanganyika, was reckless in his remarks. It is interest-
. . ing to discover that in 19&1, when the President made those famous
remarks, he had neither any amy nor gunpowder. '
The Portuguese Government reacted angrily and as a result more
than 600 Africans lost their lives in Moçambique. However, while all
this was taking place, rather a middle aged, bearded and rather seni-
illiterate politician was hotly att:.eking the Gwambe remarks as ruthless
and childish, saying that war would only be a disaster to the Africans.
When asked how he thought Moçambique could be freed, the bearded poli-
._.- -tieian contended that the U.N. must intervene on behalf of the Africans.
Mr. Mathew Mmolle was the speaker and President of the Mozambique
African National Union. This Union, patterned after the Tanganyika
African National Union, was originally a social organization formed by
the Makonde Tribe in Tanganyika who wanted a better understanding of
their tribe and asked for better understanding with the Tanganyika
Africans» Most of the followers were Makondes and most .of ,the .Executive
was composed of them. . s lé .u.f. - ..±} ■ r.^' \.
":;fC '- Moçambique was beginning to get irresponsible'spokesmen. While
Mr. Gwambe was asking war for-independence, Mr* Mmolle was asking the U.N.
to grant independence to Moçambique! Mr. Gwambe, then President in
exile, quickly secured the support of the Ghana Government while Mr.
Mmolle won the support of the Tanganyika Government. As political
upheavals grew, the Portuguese Government began to recruit spies (PIDE)
to go into Tanganyika and collect information. Lcote in 1961, a few
"confidential" files were stolen from the office of Mi». Mahlayeye, the
Secretary General. Before the incident was forgotten, a few of the
favorite sons were arrested and the office of Udenamo closed. The
Organization was operating without a permit! The Vice-President, Mr.
G. Mahluza, and a few others were detained and later fined about 500/-.
This was humiliating in the eyes of Africa. ■ >■:,«
Mr. Mmolle» s MÁNU was making wild anti-Udencamo speeches asserting
that it was "banned" from Tanganyika because it is working for the
Portuguese Government, that all of its workers etc. were Portuguese
agents! True, Mr. Gwambe wa6 once an employee of the Portuguese
Government. ... —- '" •" ' .
Object Description
| Title | Boletim de informação: The Mozambican - UNEMO U.S. section (1964 June) |
| Description | Contents: Guilherme A. Mabunda (p. 1); Mozambica student and Mozambican revolution by João Nhambiu (p. 2); Spokesmen for Mozambique by Patrick Mayazi (p. 3-5); Speech at friends house in London, England by Pascoal Mocumbi (p. 6-8); Brother David Mabunda in Syracuse by Garrincha (p. 9); Radicalism and the liberation movement by João Nhambiu (p. 10-11); An African views America by Mille ELO (p. 12-15); Communique - some activities of UNEMO Central Committee (p. 16); Letters (p. 17-18); unity—take one - Si Vis Pacera Para Bellum by Pele (p. 19); Action speaks louder by Garrincha (p. 20); Article of the month by Eli Ndimeni (p. 21); I View Mocumbi as a patriot by Eli Ndimeni (p. 22); At random (p. 23). |
| 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 | -18.6696821,35.5273450 |
| Coverage date | 1875/1964-05 |
| Creator | União Nacional dos Estudantes de Moçambicanos - UNEMO |
| Editor | Mabunda, G.A. |
| Publisher (of the Original Version) | União Nacional dos Estudantes de Moçambicanos - UNEMO |
| Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Indianopolis, Indiana, USA |
| Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date issued | 1964-06 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 24 p. |
| Format (aat) | newsletters |
| Language |
English Portuguese |
| 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-329 |
Description
| Title | CENPA-329~04 |
| Filename | CENPA-329~04.tiff |
| Full text | :JJ?±+ ■ WITE MY EYE ON TEE POLITICAL AÈSIIA .."..., SPOKESMEN FOR MOZAMBIQUE "I've an army of more than 10,000 soldiers "ready1'to-liberate our _,Kcpuntry by .force if-.the Pprtugueset do- not.want, tp^sit. withj us at a . table and negotiate .independence.!» L i\ few- days later, /the^ speaker was declared a prohibited immigrant.in Tanganyika, the country where he was making, those- remarks. The speaker hapi^ened to be a young, handsome, bearless man from Mozambique—Mr. Elomulo Chitofo Gwambe, the President of the Mozambique National Democratic Union. Mr. Gwambe, speaking to a nearly empty hall, was crying out loud and clear to the few staunch supporters he had brought with him from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and a few curious Tanganyikans. The President, eager to secure support of both the Tanganyika newly formed Government and the Mocambicans in Tanganyika, was reckless in his remarks. It is interest- . . ing to discover that in 19&1, when the President made those famous remarks, he had neither any amy nor gunpowder. ' The Portuguese Government reacted angrily and as a result more than 600 Africans lost their lives in Moçambique. However, while all this was taking place, rather a middle aged, bearded and rather seni- illiterate politician was hotly att:.eking the Gwambe remarks as ruthless and childish, saying that war would only be a disaster to the Africans. When asked how he thought Moçambique could be freed, the bearded poli- ._.- -tieian contended that the U.N. must intervene on behalf of the Africans. Mr. Mathew Mmolle was the speaker and President of the Mozambique African National Union. This Union, patterned after the Tanganyika African National Union, was originally a social organization formed by the Makonde Tribe in Tanganyika who wanted a better understanding of their tribe and asked for better understanding with the Tanganyika Africans» Most of the followers were Makondes and most .of ,the .Executive was composed of them. . s lé .u.f. - ..±} ■ r.^' \. ":;fC '- Moçambique was beginning to get irresponsible'spokesmen. While Mr. Gwambe was asking war for-independence, Mr* Mmolle was asking the U.N. to grant independence to Moçambique! Mr. Gwambe, then President in exile, quickly secured the support of the Ghana Government while Mr. Mmolle won the support of the Tanganyika Government. As political upheavals grew, the Portuguese Government began to recruit spies (PIDE) to go into Tanganyika and collect information. Lcote in 1961, a few "confidential" files were stolen from the office of Mi». Mahlayeye, the Secretary General. Before the incident was forgotten, a few of the favorite sons were arrested and the office of Udenamo closed. The Organization was operating without a permit! The Vice-President, Mr. G. Mahluza, and a few others were detained and later fined about 500/-. This was humiliating in the eyes of Africa. ■ >■:,« Mr. Mmolle» s MÁNU was making wild anti-Udencamo speeches asserting that it was "banned" from Tanganyika because it is working for the Portuguese Government, that all of its workers etc. were Portuguese agents! True, Mr. Gwambe wa6 once an employee of the Portuguese Government. ... —- '" •" ' . |
| Archival file | Volume27/CENPA-329~04.tiff |
