Explain the factors that led to nationalism in Mozambique.
Answer:
- The Portuguese oppressive rule since they were very harsh and ruthless in dealing with Africans.
- Abuse of African human rights such as corporal punishment flogging of African workers.
- Discrimination at places of work against the African workers.
- Harsh working conditions. African workers were subjected to very harsh and unbearable working conditions.
- The suppression of African dock workers strike of 1947 with considerable loss of life and property.
- Alienation of African land. This denied Africans their rights to ancestral fertile land that was taken by European settlers.
- Racism in Mozambique. The whites took over jobs that were traditionally African / Africans
were prejudiced against their skin colour.