mozambique peace talks

Mozambique President Chissano, Rebel Leader Hold Peace Talks On This Day In 1992

Just after Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal in 1975, a civil war raged between the anti-Communist Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) and the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). The conflict ended when President Joaquim Chissano and RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama agreed to sign a peace treaty to end the nearly 15-plus years of clashing on this…