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Following a sixteen-year civil war, Mozambique, at the time of writing, is enjoying a period of relative peace and stability. The General Peace Agreement (GPA), signed by the government (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique — Frelimo) and the rebels (Resistência Nacional Moçambicana — Renamo) on 4 October 1992 was sponsored by several international actors whose involvement was crucial, making possible the demobilization and restoration of ex-combatants to civilian life; the formation of a new army; and the transformation of Renamo into a political party. National elections followed in October 1994 and December 1999, both won by President Joaquim Chissano and his party, Frelimo — which had been in power since independence. Renamo remains the major opposition to the government.
This chapter draws on work undertaken by Laudemiro Francisco in collaboration with Jeremy Weinstein, ‘External Actors as a Source of War and Peace in Mozambique’, for the World Bank’s project on ‘The Economics of Civil and Common Violence’.
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Francisco, L., Connerley, E. (2005). The Political Economy of Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Making Peace Substantial in Mozambique. In: Fosu, A.K., Collier, P. (eds) Post-Conflict Economies in Africa. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522732_12
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