"Indepêndencia completa - Moçambique - Venceremos"
Poster
ca. 1974 (made)
ca. 1974 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mozambique came under Portuguese control in the 16th century. The land was exploited for its natural resources of gold and ivory. In 1885, it was established as a formal colony called Portuguese East Africa. Beginning in the 1950s, native peoples began to protest their colonial status. From 1961 and lasting more than a decade, Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) rebels fought a guerrilla war. In 1974 Portugal officially agreed to support Mozambique's independence. The country became independent on June 25, 1975.
Object details
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| Title | "Indepêndencia completa - Moçambique - Venceremos" |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster supporting Mozambique's independence, circa 1974. |
| Physical description | Colour offset lithograph poster in support of a free Mozambique: photograph of freedom fighters in formation, led by Samora Machel. Flag in red, black, green and yellow, behind. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Mozambique came under Portuguese control in the 16th century. The land was exploited for its natural resources of gold and ivory. In 1885, it was established as a formal colony called Portuguese East Africa. Beginning in the 1950s, native peoples began to protest their colonial status. From 1961 and lasting more than a decade, Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) rebels fought a guerrilla war. In 1974 Portugal officially agreed to support Mozambique's independence. The country became independent on June 25, 1975. |
| Other number | LS.2656 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1943-2004 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2005 |
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