Afonso dhlakama biography books

          According to Jaime Nogueira Pinto in the book 'African Games' ['Jogos Africanos'], Renamo is born of a set of reasons, circumstances, wishes....

          Afonso Dhlakama

          Mozambican politician (1953–2018)

          Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama (1 January 1953 – 3 May 2018) was a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla movement that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s.

          Dhlakama was born in Mangunde, Sofala Province.[2][3][4]

          Mozambican Civil War

          After RENAMO's first leader, André Matsangaissa, was killed by Mozambican government forces in 1979, Dhlakama became leader.

          The two best books in a long time on Mozambique have just been published, and should be read by anyone who wants to understand Mozambique.

        1. The two best books in a long time on Mozambique have just been published, and should be read by anyone who wants to understand Mozambique.
        2. Addressing two sets of concerns, this report covers both the abuses relating to the seventeen years of war between the Mozambique Armed Forces and the rebel.
        3. According to Jaime Nogueira Pinto in the book 'African Games' ['Jogos Africanos'], Renamo is born of a set of reasons, circumstances, wishes.
        4. Afonso Dhlakama was born on Jan. 1, , in the Sofala Province of central Mozambique, the son of a traditional ruler.
        5. Mozambicans feel the death of the former leader of Renamo could put a wrench in the path towards a peaceful, democratic future.

          6. By 1984, Dhalakama was both commander in chief of RENAMO's forces and head of the governing body, the 12-member executive council. As leader of RENAMO Dhlakama sought to destabilise the FRELIMO government through guerilla strategies.

          Under his command RENAMO reached the peak of its power, controlling large parts of the country, especially in the north and being able to carry out raids virt