RENAMO opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act FRELIMO 's attempts to establish a socialist one-party state , and was heavily backed by the anti-communist governments in Rhodesia and South Africa .

For their part , the Rhodesian and South African defence establishments used Using RENAMO as a proxy to undermine FRELIMO support for militant nationalist organisations in their own countries .

FRELIMO 's security forces and RENAMO insurgents were accused Judgment_communication of committing numerous human rights abuses , including using child soldiers and salting a significant percentage of the countryside indiscriminately with land mines .

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

The Mozambican Civil War ended Process_end in 1992 , following the collapse of Soviet and South African support for FRELIMO and RENAMO , respectively .

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 .

Tensions between RENAMO and FRELIMO flared Lighting again between 2013 and 2018 , prompting the former to resume its insurgency .