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Renamo attacks police post. 5 dead - 4 police officers and 1 attacker.
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Road traffic attacked on EN1. Three people killed. Renamo doesn't claim responsibility but urged foreigners to leave the area.
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"Re: Need for Urgent Neegotiation between the Government of Mozambique and Renamo"
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Renamo demands:
1. Release of 15 Renamo prisoners
2. Police withdrawal from Gorongosa
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Renamo agenda:
1. Changes in electoral legislation
2. Defense and security concerns
3. Separation of party and state
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Vanduzi, near Gorongoza. Riot police fired at Dhlakama's "presidential guard" and Renamo shot back. 17 PIR forces injured.
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Renamo demands parity on CNE, defined as 4 members from Frelimo, 4 from Renamo, and 4 from MDM, plus 2 from extra-parliamentary parties.
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Macuacua had been removed from Frelimio Central Committee position as Mobilization and Propaganda secretary for suppressing the media -- including ordering copies of O Pais and Savana confiscated during party congress, and censoring speech of Jorge Rebelo, who was calling for more debate within Frelimo.
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Attack on military post and arms depot, Savana. Five government soldiers killed and arms captured. Renamo denies involvement.
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Renamo threatens to disrupt road and rail traffic on June 20, 2013. Brigadier Jeronimo Malagueta says Renamo will create "security perimiter" from Rio Save to Muxungue (Sofala province). Renamo also threatens to cut rail traffic from coal mines in Tete to Beira port.
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Two fatal attacks.
- Two civilians killed, 4 injured in an attack on trucks on EN1, near Ripembe river in Machanga district (50 km north of Rio Save).
- Attackers fired on a bus in Muanza, between Dondo and Inhaminga. No damage or injuries.
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Brigadier Jeronimo Malagueta arrested.
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Road and rail services reopened, and attacks ensued.
Ambushes on EN1 on two trucks. Lusa reports 3 killed and 6 injured. -
Two armed attacks on civilian traffic on EN1 between Rio Save and Muxungue. No injuries. Passenger rail service suspended from Tete to Beira (Sena line). Coal train traffic cut in half.
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Renamo seeks joint submission to parliament of a negotiated revision of electoral law. Frelimo rejects.
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Report by Victor Igreja, reseracher based in Vila Paiva-Gorongosa.
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Reported 1000 soldiers near Gorongosa.
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Rio Tinto announces it will cease coal shipments due to security situation.
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Government agenda:
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Government soldiers attack reported Renamo camp near Muxungue. No injuries or captives.
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Anglican bishop Dinis Sengulane and Lourenco do Rosario (head of ISPU) meet Dhlakama at his camp in Satunjira, Gorongosa. Dhlakama says government troops in region make it impossible for him to participate in talks in Maputo. Government demands Renamo disarm. Dhlakama's concerns:
1. changes to electoral law
2. depoliticize the civil service
3. defense and security
4. a share in newfound wealth of the country -
O Pais reports that army has detained 3 soldiers, dressed as Renamo, found shooting at and robbing traffic on EN1.
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Government agrees with most Renamo proposals, but rejects demand for "parity" between the two on the National Elections Commission
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Government rejects calls for joint proposal on electoral reform. Voices of dissent within and outside ruling party call for compromise on electoral reform.
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Renamo initiates 2-day meeting in Satunjira with 300 delegates. Delegates resolved that Renamo should oppose municipal and national elections without government concessions. Dhlakama opened the meeting by threatening to divide the country but was encouraged by US and EU ambassadors to take it back, which he did.
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Renamo does not propose its changes in electoral law.
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Renamo declines to register to participate in Nov. 20, 2013 municipal elections.
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Government removes Noticias editor Rogerio Sitoe and replaces him with political appointee with no journalism experience. Noticias had urged compromise with Renamo. Sitoe had attended and reported on a Dhlakama press conference on July 15.
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Two independent media sources, O Pais daily and the main independent TV station, STV, dismissed editors who have been critical of Frelimo.
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Renamo and Frelimo named military negotiating teams. For Renamo: Momad Ossufo, Manava Meque, Jose Manual, Antonio Muzorewa, Raimundo Taio, Renato Martins, and lawyer Ezequiel Gusse. (Still had not met a month later) For government: Brig. Julio dos Santos Jane. Sengulane and Rosario have met with Dhlakama again in Satunjira.
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Police station at Samacueza rail station in Muanza district. On Sena line bringing coal from Tete to Beira.
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Approximation - Fauvet says "Renamo has boycotted the talks since mid-October."
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In Mucodza, near Satunjira. Two Renamo fighters killed.
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Renamo marks anniversary of death of Andre Matsangaissa. Dhlakama pledges no return to war.
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DHlakama escapes. No casualties reported on either side.
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Nampula-Rapale road - gunmen attacked and burnt a truck. Driver killed.
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Police presented 8 Renamo demobs said to have been arrested in an attack on a Renamo base in Napome, Nampula.
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Thousands march in Maputo and Beira to protest violence and crime wave and call for peace.
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Pungue river bridge, truck driver shot after stopped by five gunmen.
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Vunduzi, near Gorongosa. Eight GOM soldiers killed, 18 injured. Worst attack fso far. Also in Canda, Nhamadzi district, gunment attacked police post and health post. Convoy attakced between Save and Muxungue.
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Dhlakama's father, Regulo Mangune, escaped during teh attack.
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Gunmen attack Canda, in Gorongosa.
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Calls for negotiated ceasefire, issues three preconditions for talks:
1. Government troops withdraw from Satunjira
2. National and international mediators, including Sengulane and Rosario, as well as SADC, AU, EU, US
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Gunmen attack convoy on EN1 between Save and Muxungue, killing one and wounding 10. Also an attack on road in Nampula.
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Proposed observers: Mozambicans (unnamed) and observers from SADC, AU, EU, US, and UN. Previously GOM had agreed to Bishop Sengulane and Lourenco do Rosario
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Proposed mediators: Gilles Cistac (constitutional lawyer); Bishop Matteo Zuppi (Italy); Thabo Mbeki; an EU Representative. National Observers: Anglican bishop Dinis Sengulane; Lourenco de Rosario, Vice Chancellor of Polytechnic University; Filipe Couto (former VC of UEM); Alice Mabota, Chair of LDH. Foreign observers: US, China, Portugal, Cape Verde, Kenya, Botswana
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Gunmen attack traffic on EN1 between Save and Muxungue
