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Frelimo

Frelimo

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A political party that led the fight for independence in Mozambique
  • proper noun
: Frelimo
  • In Mozambique, Frelimo has been the dominant political party since the country gained independence.
  • Frelimo government
  • Frelimo's policies
  • Frelimo's ideology

Examples

  • The internal struggle was really to determine what Frelimo was fighting for.

    Academic text (1992)
  • On the 25th of June, 1962, Frelimo was founded.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The Rise of Frelimo and the War for Independence

    Academic text (1992)
  • Meanwhile, Frelimo continues to be the largest and best-organized political group inside the country.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The answer to both questions can be found in the Frelimo government's brand of socialism.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The ideology of Frelimo developed gradually throughout the war for liberation.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The Frelimo government has pulled the anti-communist rug from under its critics.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Observers thought that Frelimo's traditional left-wing group would break away and create a Communist Party.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Agricultural policies were the most disastrous, mainly because Frelimo ignored the family farming that was traditional in Mozambique.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In the liberated zones—Cabo Delgado and Niassa first, then Tete and Mozambique provinces—Frelimo began the collective organization of the population.

    Academic text (1992)

Surface Forms

Frelimo main

Etymology

The word Frelimo comes from Portuguese words Frente, Libertação, and Moçambique, meaning 'front', 'liberation', and 'Mozambique'. So it started as the name 'Mozambique Liberation Front' and today it is used for the political party that led the fight for independence.