Mozambique Timeline of Events

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

Timeline of Events

1975

6.25.1975

Mozambique achieves independence.

9.16.1975

The Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations.

1986

10.19.1986

Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.

1992

4.16.1992

The ''Katina P.'' runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

2002

5.25.2002

A train crash in Tenga, Mozambique kills 197 people.