Mozambique stresses its continued support for the African National Congress (ANC), in a statement made at the funeral of twelve ANC members killed in the South African Defence Force (SADF) raid on Matola, Maputo, on 30 January 1981.
8 February 1981
Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC

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- 30 Sep 2019

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- 01ANC Today, THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, from ANC Today, [online], Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed: 28 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012448
South African History Online (2011) 'Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012448 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012448, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012448. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012448.
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