The People's Assembly () was the top level
legislative body
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...
of the
People's Republic of Mozambique
The People's Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: ''República Popular de Moçambique'') was a socialist state that existed in present day Mozambique from 1975 to 1990.
The People's Republic of Mozambique was established when the country gained ...
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The assembly was formally created during the FRELIMO Party's 3rd Congress in 1977, when the Front reformed into a formal political party. Being the Vanguard Party, FRELIMO had a constitutionally mandated majority in the People's Assembly, with elections to the Local, District, Provincial and People's Assembly being organised through FRELIMO members and FRELIMO candidates.
The People's Assembly was renamed and reorganised into the
Assembly of the Republic in the 1990 constitution, however the new Assembly was functionally the same until multi-party elections in 1994 and the establishment of the Parliamentary system in Mozambique.
See also
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History of Mozambique
Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and later a member state of Portugal. It gained independence from Portugal in 1975.
Pre-colonial history Prehistoric Mozambique
In 2007 Julio Mercader, of the University of Calgary, recovered ...
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Legislatures in communist states The legislatures of communist states included:
*Congress of Soviets and Supreme Soviet in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
*People's Chamber and Chamber of States in the Democratic Republic of Germany
*Great National Assembly in the People's ...
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List of national legislatures
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Assembly Of The Republic Of Mozambique
Politics of Mozambique
Political organisations based in Mozambique
Government of Mozambique
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 ...
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 ...
1977 establishments in Mozambique