Explain the factors for the success of FRELIMO nationalists during their struggle for independence in Mozambique.
Answer:
- Use of guerrilla war tactics to attack the Portuguese since the country was heavily forested.
- They attacked the Portuguese from different points randomly thus straining the Portuguese
resources.
- The fighters were fighting in a familiar ground / terrain among Africans who supported them
- The fighters cultivated their own food and were thus self-sufficient in supplies/They did not force people to supply them food.
- Support from communists countries such as china, Czechoslovakia and Russia who aided FRELIMO financially, materially and morally.
- Support from the organization of African Unity (OAU) which inspired
the fighters to continue with the struggle.
- The recognition of the role played by women helped the nationalists in mobilizing the communities to support the struggle.
- The nationalists were united since ethnicity was eradicated through the mingling of people from different ethnic groups in the same fighting units.
- The practice of FRELIMO setting up administrative Structure in liberated areas encouraged the Africans to support the nationalists.
- Good and able leadership. The leaders were well organized and coordinated the struggle effectively.
- The nationalists received constant flow of information about the activities and
movement of the Portuguese troops from their spies.
- They attacked the Portuguese from different points randomly thus straining the Portuguese
resources.
- The fighters were fighting in a familiar ground / terrain among Africans who supported them
- The fighters cultivated their own food and were thus self-sufficient in supplies/They did not force people to supply them food.
- Support from communists countries such as china, Czechoslovakia and Russia who aided FRELIMO financially, materially and morally.
- Support from the organization of African Unity (OAU) which inspired
the fighters to continue with the struggle.
- The recognition of the role played by women helped the nationalists in mobilizing the communities to support the struggle.
- The nationalists were united since ethnicity was eradicated through the mingling of people from different ethnic groups in the same fighting units.
- The practice of FRELIMO setting up administrative Structure in liberated areas encouraged the Africans to support the nationalists.
- Good and able leadership. The leaders were well organized and coordinated the struggle effectively.
- The nationalists received constant flow of information about the activities and
movement of the Portuguese troops from their spies.
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