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Yes, Mozambique (Moçambique) IS a former Portuguese colony which become independent for the Portuguese main land with the Portuguese revolution (revolução do cravos - carnation revolution) . This was established with Lusaka treaty, signed in 7 de Setembro de 1974 between the Portuguese government and the liberation movement FRELIMO.

The present Mozambique territory was a established in 1885 in the Berlin conference, but the Portuguese stated occuping the region in the XVI century.

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Cultural, economic and political interactions have been going on between Portugal and Africa for over five centuries now. For five of Portugal's former colonies are found among the many countries of Africa. And one such former colony is the independent nation of Mozambique, whose colonial name was Portuguese East Africa. Portuguese navigators discovered the island of Mozambique in 1498, during the expedition of Vasco da Gama [c. 1460/1469-December 24, 1524] around southernmost Africa and into the Indian ocean. Among those who are credited with the island's discovery is Pero Dias, who was the brother of famous navigator Bartolomeu Dias [c. 1450-May 29, 1500]. By the early 16th century, the Portuguese were operating trading centers, missionary bases, and forts on the island. And nowadays the entire island is recognized as one of the UNESCO heritage sites throughout the world.

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Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea, Sth Africa

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Guinea, Angola, and Mozambique.

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