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This flag was attributed to the COREMO. What does the name COREMO mean?
Jens Pattke, 24 Mar 2001
It's a small FRELIMO splinter group, the Mozambique Revolutionary Committee
- Comité Revolucionário de Moçambique - possibly affiliated with
Renamo.
Source: Political Handbook of the World, 1997.
Jarig Bakker, 24 Mar 2001
COREMO was created in Lusaka in 1965. Their ethnic base was makwa.
Jaume Ollé, 26 Mar 2001
FUMO stands for Frente Unida de Moçambique (United Front of Mozambique),
a guerilla liberation movement that operated in West Mozambique and that
in 1964 merged into FRELIMO along with
UDENAMO,
leaving a two party opposition (FRELIMO and RENAMO)
fighting against Portuguese domination until 1974 and against each other
since then.
Antonio Martins, 18 Nov 1997
UDENAMO prior to 1963 favoured an independent
Mozambique under the name of Monomotapa -- name of a 16th century kingdom
in nowadays Zimbabwe, a plan dropped after the merging into FRELIMO.
This GIF was originally sent by Mark, and on 25 Sept 1997 Nick noted that
the green should be darker. The same day, Jaume stated that the UDENAMO
party flag was not equal to the proposed Monomotapa flag.
Antonio Martins, 18 Nov 1997
In "Vlaggen; symbool - traditie - protocol" (1963) Klaes Sierksma gives
in the chapter about history of some flags the flag of Monomotapa: "The
national flag was designed by the delegate for international affairs and
propaganda of the National-democratic Union of Mozambique, Jaime R.Sigauke,
with directions by Whitney Smith Jr. in 1961. The flag is - analogue to
that of Angola - bend sinister light green and black.
In de centre a blue disk, with a red five pointed star, surrounded by a
golden garland of sugar-cane stems. The black color stands for Africa,
the dark continent. Green symbolizes the agriculture. The red star stands
for the the struggle for freedom by the unity of the people. Before independence
of Monomotapa the territory was known as Mozambique."
Mark Sensen, 24 Sep 1997
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