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Eduardo Mondlane | |
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| Chairman of the Mozambique Liberation Front | |
| In office September 1962 – 3 February 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Samora Machel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane 20 June 1920 Nwajahani, Mandlakazi, Portuguese Mozambique |
| Died | 3 February 1969 (aged 48)[1] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Political party | Mozambican Liberation Front |
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| Occupation | |
| Profession | Anthropologist |
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane (20 June 1920 – 3 February 1969) was a Mozambican revolutionary and anthropologist, and founder of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO). He served as the FRELIMO's first leader until his assassination in 1969 in Tanzania. An anthropologist by profession, Mondlane also worked as a history and sociology professor at Syracuse University before returning to Mozambique in 1963.[2][3]
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- ^ "Eduardo Mondlane: The man behind Mozambique's unity". Deutsche Welle.