Africa/Eastern Africa
Mozambique
Maputo
34.1 Mio
801 590 km²
Mozambican metical
Coastal
Portuguese
Historical Events
1498 - Arrival of the Portuguese
Vasco da Gama's voyage marks the beginning of Portuguese exploration in Mozambique.
1505 - Start of Portuguese Colonisation
The Portuguese began a gradual process of colonisation and settlement in Mozambique.
1975 - Independence from Portugal
Mozambique gains independence and becomes the People's Republic of Mozambique.
1977 - Start of Civil War
Mozambique plunges into a civil war that lasts until 1992.
1994 - First Multiparty Elections
Mozambique holds its first multiparty elections post-independence.