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Facts About Mozambique Research Paper

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Mozambique Mozambique, formerly known as Portuguese East African was a well-developed society in 1498, with their own ways of trade and monetary systems, until Vasco da Gama came along. In 1500 he sailed, for the second time, to Mozambique with the intention to take over. In order to obtain leadership, Islamic-African civilizations are destroyed and attacked if unwilling to surrender. In 1752, Mozambique officially became property of the Portuguese and gives rise to the slave trade of Africa. As many as one million settlers of Mozambique are sent away as slaves during the 1800’s. In 1869 slave trade is abolished, but the inhumane treatment of black civilians still continues on. With the decline of the Gaza empire, Portugal now has complete

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