During the colonial era, Mozambique’s history was written as though it had begun with the arrival of the Portuguese, but the people of this region had developed complex communities based on agriculture, cattle raising, mining, crafts, and trade long before the first small groups of Portuguese settlers arrived in the 16th century.
Guerrilla activity began in 1963 and became so effective by 1973 that Portugal was forced to dispatch 40,000 troops to fight the rebels. A cease-fire was signed in Sept. 1974, and after having been under Portuguese colonial rule for 470 years, Mozambique became independent on June 25, 1975.
One of the early leaders in the struggle for independence from Portuguese rule was the Democratic National Union of Mozambique (Udenamo), whose flag was adopted in November 1961. It had a diagonally divided field of green (for the country’s forested mountains and plains) and black (for the majority population). Its white central disk suggested the rivers and the Indian Ocean, and its central red star indicated the common blood of all struggling for liberation.
The flag of Mozambique consists of three equal width horizontal stripes - the top stripe is green; the middle one black; and the bottom stripe is yellow. The black stripe is bordered above and below by a thin white stripe. On the left side of the Mozambique, a flag is a red horizontal triangle pointing towards the flag's center. In the center of the triangle is a yellow, five-point star which has a part of the country's coat of arms in it. The emblem consists of a rifle and a hoe crossed over an open book.
For a short period after September 1974, the Frelimo flag flew side by side with the flag of Portugal throughout Mozambique. At the time of independence on June 25, 1975, a new flag was hoisted. This was, in turn, replaced in April 1983 by a modified version of the Frelimo party flag.
In 2005, in a move to design a new flag for the country, a competition was held where over 100 entries were received. A new flag was selected as part of this New Flag Proposal but up till now nothing has changed. The opposition parties are particularly keen to have the rifle removed as they claim it represents violence and civil war but the ruling party has so far refused to accept any new flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Mozambique flag for the future.
Guerrilla activity began in 1963 and became so effective by 1973 that Portugal was forced to dispatch 40,000 troops to fight the rebels. A cease-fire was signed in Sept. 1974, and after having been under Portuguese colonial rule for 470 years, Mozambique became independent on June 25, 1975.
One of the early leaders in the struggle for independence from Portuguese rule was the Democratic National Union of Mozambique (Udenamo), whose flag was adopted in November 1961. It had a diagonally divided field of green (for the country’s forested mountains and plains) and black (for the majority population). Its white central disk suggested the rivers and the Indian Ocean, and its central red star indicated the common blood of all struggling for liberation.
The flag of Mozambique consists of three equal width horizontal stripes - the top stripe is green; the middle one black; and the bottom stripe is yellow. The black stripe is bordered above and below by a thin white stripe. On the left side of the Mozambique, a flag is a red horizontal triangle pointing towards the flag's center. In the center of the triangle is a yellow, five-point star which has a part of the country's coat of arms in it. The emblem consists of a rifle and a hoe crossed over an open book.
For a short period after September 1974, the Frelimo flag flew side by side with the flag of Portugal throughout Mozambique. At the time of independence on June 25, 1975, a new flag was hoisted. This was, in turn, replaced in April 1983 by a modified version of the Frelimo party flag.
In 2005, in a move to design a new flag for the country, a competition was held where over 100 entries were received. A new flag was selected as part of this New Flag Proposal but up till now nothing has changed. The opposition parties are particularly keen to have the rifle removed as they claim it represents violence and civil war but the ruling party has so far refused to accept any new flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Mozambique flag for the future.
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