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Portuguese Mozambique

1498–1975 Portuguese possession in East Africa

Placecolony overseas province of Portugal historical periodQ889394

Also known as Portuguese East Africa · África Oriental Portuguesa · State of East Africa · Overseas Province of Mozambique · Africa Oriental Portuguesa · Mozambique

Country: Portuguese Empire(1501–1975)
Located in: Portugal
Founded: 1498

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Portuguese Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese overseas province. Portuguese Mozambique originally constituted a string of Portuguese possessions along the south-east African coast, and later became a unified province, which now forms the Republic of Mozambique.

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Government: colony
Currency: Mozambican escudo
Capital: Maputo
Dissolved: June 25, 1975
Official language: Portuguese
Continent: Africa
Short name: Португальская Восточная Африка
Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Mozambique
Part of: Portuguese colonization of Africa
Native label: Estado da África Oriental
Facet of: Mozambique

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-25.9153, 32.5764OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDB. (2026). Portuguese Mozambique (Q889394). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/portuguese-mozambique-Q889394