This article lists events from the year

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Filipe Nyusi Filipe Jacinto Nyusi (; born 12 February 1959) is a Mozambican politician serving as the fourth President of Mozambique since 2015. He is the current leader of FRELIMO, the party that has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portug ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Carlos Agostinho do Rosário Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 26 October 1954) is a Mozambican politician who was the Prime Minister of Mozambique from 17 January 2015 until 3 March 2022. He is a member of the FRELIMO, and served under President Filipe Nyusi. He worked as ...

Events

March

*22 March – First case of the

COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique The COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Mozambique in March 2020. Backg ...

April

*28 April – Minister of the Interior Amade Miquidade stated that Mozambique security forces had killed 129 insurgents in Cabo Delgado, in retaliation for an attack on Xitaxi,

Muidumbe District Muidumbe is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique. Its capital is the village of Muidumbe. The district of Muidumbe is limited to the north and the east by Mocimboa da Praia District, to the north and the west by Mueda District, and t ...

that left 52 villagers dead. The militants were reportedly killed in Muidumbe, the

Quirimbas Islands The Quirimbas Islands lie in the Indian Ocean off northeastern Mozambique, close to Pemba, the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado. The archipelago consists of about 32 islands, including Ibo, Matemo, Medjumbe, Quirimba, Metundo, Quisiva ...

, and Ibo.

August

*7 August – The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces lost control of the villages of Awasse, Anga, and Ntotwe, near Mocímboa da Praia. * 12 August – Militants with Islamic State, Central Africa Province (ISCAP), an organization associated with the

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a t ...

, captured the town of Mocímboa da Praia in a battle that left at last 55 government soldiers dead.

November—December

*11 November – More than 50 people are beheaded by

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ' ...

(ISIS) militants in Cabo Delgado Province. *11 December – Portuguese Defence Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho says his country will work with Mozambique security forces to fight insurgency starting January

2021 in Mozambique This article lists events from the year 2021 in Mozambique. Incumbents *President: Filipe Nyusi *Prime Minister: Carlos Agostinho do Rosário Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique January to March *January 14 – COVID-19 pandemi ...

. *18 December – The

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(UNHCR) reports that attacks from armed groups in Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and

Niassa Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 129,056 km2 and a population of 1,810,794 (2017). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,000 Ya ...

have displaced more than 530,000 people. A majority have sought shelter in the southern districts of Cabo Delgado, while the UN has launched a $254 million humanitarian appeal. *29 December – Members of the jihadist group Al-Shabab attack the village of Monjane, Cabo Delgado Province. No reports of casualties are available.

Culture

Deaths

*October 11 – Stelio Craveirinha, 70, Olympic long jumper (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

). *October 13 –

Augusto Matine Augusto Matine (13 February 1947 – 13 October 2020) was a Portuguese footballer and manager who played as a midfielder mostly for Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal at club level and nine times for the Portugal national team. Most notably, he ma ...

, 73, Mozambican-born Portuguese football player ( Benfica,

Vitória Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

, national team) and manager.Antigo internacional português Augusto Matine morre aos 73 anos

References

{{Year in Africa, 2020 2020s in Mozambique Years of the 21st century in Mozambique