What five reasons encouraged nationalists in Mozambique to use armed struggle to attain independence?
Answer:
- Portugal had refused to listen to the grievances of Africans.
- The nationalists were well trained in fighting skills.
- The liberation committee of the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U) supported their course.
- The African nationalists were supported by communist countries such as Russia, China etc.
- The success of the Mau mau fighters in Kenya inspired them.
- The country was heavily forested thus conducive for guerilla warfare.
- The United Nations Organization (UNO) denounced colonialism boosting the morale of African nationalists.