c.1960s Mozambican War of Independence Mozambique Pro-FRELIMO

Date: c.1960sArtist: Unknown Size (in): 20.25” x 15.125”Size (cm): 51.4 x 38.4Condition: CLinen backed: NoThis vintage original poster features a gruesome image from the Mozambican War of Independence showing a group of Portuguese military personnel proudly displaying the head of a man on a large wooden stake under the block capital title MOZAMBIQUE. The Mozambican War of Independence pitted the Mozambique Liberation Front or FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) against military forces of Portugal that sought to protect economic interests and maintain Mozambique as a colony under white minority Portuguese rule. The Soviet Union, Cuba and other allied nations supported FRELIMO and Mozambique independence became a cause celebre among the political left in Europe and the United States which probably explains the origins of this poster. The Mozambican War of Independence lasted almost 10 years ending with a ceasefire in September 1974 and a negotiated independence for Mozambique t