The Mozambican Civil War was a civil war fought in Mozambique from 1977 to 1992 .

The Mozambican Civil War destroyed Destroying much of Mozambique 's critical rural infrastructure , including hospitals , rail lines , roads , and schools .

Three neighboring states—Zimbabwe , Tanzania , and Malawi—eventually deployed Arranging troops into Mozambique to defend their own vested economic interests against RENAMO attacks .

As a result of the Rome General Peace Accords , RENAMO units were demobilised or integrated into the Mozambican armed forces and the United Nations Operation in Mozambique ( ONUMOZ ) was formed Coming_to_be to aid in postwar reconstruction .

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hellen of March 2014 was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones Catastrophe in the Mozambique Channel on record , as well as the most intense of the 2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season .

Hellen formed Coming_to_be on March 26 in the northern portion of the channel , and the storm brought Bringing rainfall Catastrophe to coastal Mozambique while in its formative stages .

The remnants turned Becoming to the west , moving Motion over Mozambique without redeveloping Recovering , later dissipating Change on April 5 .

Early in its existence , Hellen 's rainfall in Mozambique destroyed Destroying hundreds of houses and a bridge .

The cyclone Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_strength while crossing Motion_directional Madagascar , but restrengthened slightly in the Mozambique Channel .

Gretelle meandered Self_motion off the coast of Mozambique , bringing Bringing gusty winds that downed trees , but caused Causation little damage Damaging .

After crossing Motion_directional the island , Gafilo emerged Coming_to_be into the Mozambique Channel and made Arriving landfall Arriving over Madagascar again on 9 March .

Then , it turned Motion west in the general direction of Mozambique .

However , the cyclone Catastrophe had weakened Cause_change_of_strength somewhat prior to making Causation landfall on February 22 in the Inhambane Province in Mozambique .

After making landfall Arriving , Intense Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Favio brought widespread damage Damaging to Vilanculos in Mozambique , where the cyclone Catastrophe killed Killing four people and injured Bodily_harm at least 70 in the town .

During the aftermath of the storm Catastrophe , a number of agencies provided assistance Assistance to victims of Cyclone Catastrophe Favio in Mozambique .

Cyclone Catastrophe Bonita in January 1996 struck Attack both Madagascar and Mozambique , causing Causation severe damage .

Bonita emerged Coming_to_be into the Mozambique Channel as a significantly diminished storm , though it quickly regained Recovering some of its previous intensity .

Three days after its initial landfall Arriving , the cyclone Catastrophe moved Self_motion ashore over the Zambezia Province of Mozambique .

The prevalent Portuguese and international historical approach considers the Portuguese Colonial War as was perceived Know at the time : a single conflict fought Hostile_encounter in three separate theaters of operations : Angola , Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique ( sometimes including the 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa ) rather than a number of separate conflicts as the emergent African countries aided Assistance each other during the war .

Devastating and violent civil wars followed Motion in Angola and Mozambique , which lasted several decades , claimed Statement millions of lives , and resulted in Causation large numbers of displaced refugees .

After crossing the country , Domoina strengthened Cause_change_of_strength in the Mozambique Channel to peak 10 minute sustained winds of 95 km/h ( 60 mph ) .

On January 28 , the storm made landfall in southern Mozambique , and slowly weakened Cause_change_of_strength over land .

In Mozambique , Domoina dropped Motion_directional heavy rainfall in the capital Maputo that accounted for 40 % of the annual total .

Flooding caused Causation the Pongolapoort Dam to reach 87 % of its capacity ; when waters were released to maintain the structural integrity , additional flooding occurred Coming_to_be in Mozambique , forcing thousands to evacuate .

It weakened Cause_change_of_strength upon entering Arriving the Mozambique Channel , but briefly re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength on April 10 .

Operation Gordian Knot ( `` Operação Nó Górdio '' ) was the largest and most expensive Portuguese military campaign in the Portuguese overseas province of Mozambique , East Africa .

The objectives of the campaign were to prevent Preventing_or_letting FRELIMO 's infiltration routes across the Tanzanian border and to destroy Destroying permanent FRELIMO bases inside the liberated zones in Northern Mozambique .

It weakened Cause_change_of_strength greatly over land , but re-attained tropical cyclone status on April 5 after moving Motion over the Mozambique Channel .

Hudah reached Arriving 10 minute winds of 160 km/h ( 100 mph ) by the time it made Manufacturing landfall on Mozambique near Pebane , Mozambique , on April 8 , and dissipated Removing by the next day .

Hudah reached Arriving 10 minute winds of 160 km/h ( 100 mph ) by the time it made Manufacturing landfall on Mozambique near Pebane , Mozambique , on April 8 , and dissipated Removing by the next day .

In Mozambique , damage Damaging was much less than expected , and the storm Catastrophe affected Influence areas farther north in the country than where Eline struck Attack .