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The initiative to create the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM) came up during the peace negotiations in Rome between FRELIMO and RENAMO.In June 1992, negotiations were deadlocked; later, the mediator, Dom Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, Archbishop of Beira, presented the idea to establish a quality university for the center and north of Mozambique and to correct the unequal concentration of ...
José Maria da Silva Cardoso, the Mayor of Lourenço Marques, as Maputo was known in the colonial period, opened an architecture competition for a new city hall in the 1930s. The need for a new city hall was spurred by the ongoing growth of the colonial city. The Portuguese-Brazilian architect Carlos César dos Santos won
Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. [4] [5] [6] Maputo was formerly named Lourenço Marques (until 1976). Maputo is situated on a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Mozambique.At present, the capital city of Maputo hosts 55 embassies/high commissions.. Several other countries have non-resident ambassadors accredited from other capitals in Southern Africa, such as Pretoria, Luanda, and Harare.
Ordem dos Avogados (Portuguese for: Order of the Attorneys), refers to the bar associations of several Portuguese speaking countries, namely: Ordem dos Advogados de Angola, the bar association of Angola; Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, the bar association of Brazil; Ordem dos Advogados de Cabo Verde, the bar association of Cape Verde
The Casa de Ferro (English: Iron House) is a historic prefabricated iron building located in Maputo, Mozambique. Originally built in Belgium, the structure was bought by the Portuguese colonial government and reassembled in 1892 in Maputo (at the time named Lourenço Marques). It was intended to serve as the residence of the Governor of the ...
Vila Algarve is a residential house in the Mozambican capital Maputo. Built in 1934 and later protected as a listed building, the building housed the Portuguese secret police PIDE/DGS until the end of the Portuguese colonial period in Mozambique. It is located at the intersection of Avenida Mártires da Machava and Avenida Ahmed Sekou Touré.
Praça da Independência (English: Independence Square) is a public square and focal point of Maputo, Mozambique. [1] It was built by the Portuguese as Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Mouzinho de Albuquerque Square) and was dominated by a statue of Mouzinho de Albuquerque, the former governor-general of Portuguese Mozambique.