Solidarity on the battlefield: A social history of ZANU and FRELIMO on the Mozambican frontier, 1975-1980

Thesis

During the 1960s and 1970s, a number of Southern Africa's liberation movements undertook armed struggles to end colonial rule. The Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) were two liberation movements which engaged in armed struggle to liberate their countries. The struggle was aided by the spirit of solidarity that tied the liberation movements of Southern Africa together, along with the newly independent countries willing to host and support t...

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Authors: Munguambe, CVL

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-dexa9zm42
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: rank-and-file soldiers; liberation movements; FRELIMO; armed struggle; ZANLA; ZANU. ZIPRA