Africa
Mozambique is presented here as a historical economic dossier rather than a flat stat sheet: long-run macro cycles, public balance-sheet pressure, market depth, external buffers, and the events that likely bent the curve.
A tighter current-state read before dropping into the long historical charts.
The timeline is where macro numbers meet story: crises, wars, policy shifts, trade deals, and other shocks connected to Mozambique.
Seventeen African countries gained independence from European colonial powers in 1960, marking the most rapid decolonization in history. These included Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, and many others.
End of Portuguese colonial rule after a protracted liberation struggle.
Portugal granted independence to Mozambique and Angola, ending its African colonial empire. Both nations immediately faced internal conflicts fueled by Cold War proxy competition.
Mozambique gained independence from Portugal with Frelimo's Samora Machel as its first president, ending centuries of Portuguese colonial rule. The country immediately faced civil war supported by Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa.
End of a devastating civil war, leading to peace and reconstruction.
One of the worst tropical cyclones on record in Africa, causing widespread destruction.