Mozambique : The Tortuous Road to Democracy

Mozambique's civil war was inevitable given the tradition of conflict that had always characterized Frelimo, first as an independence movement, and then as a ruling party. Without disregarding the role played by both Rhodesia and South Africa in the warin fact providing new and detailed information about itJoatilde;o Cabrita guides the reader through Frelimo's early days and gives a clear understanding of the pattern of internal dissent, persecution and physical elimination of members and opponents that remained the organization's hallmark.

Jopo M. Cabrita is News Media Monitor.