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When did Mozambique gain independence from Portugal?
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Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal on June 25, 1975.1
Following a military coup in Portugal in 1974, the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) secured a cease-fire and the right to assume power. Upon independence, the country became a single-party state led by Frelimo, with Samora Machel serving as its first president.1