“There is a group which was created to derail independence” – Hama Thai

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“There is a group which was created to derail independence” – Hama Thai

12:03 CAT | 22 Aug 2016

O País / António Hama Thai

Veteran of the national liberation struggle Antonio Hama Thai says that Renamo was created to derail the country’s development and that it will never abandon this goal.

“There is a group that was created to derail independence, so it destroyed everything. They burned buses, destroyed hospitals, and went about this for 16 years. The group, which is now called Renamo, has been improved, but its objective, which was to derail any ruling made by Frelimo, has not changed,” he said.

Speaking on Friday at a lecture on “Life and Work of Samora Machel,” Hama Thai, who is also a member of the Joint Commission of the political dialogue, said that the first president of Mozambique was killed by people who hated him for his determination and leadership.

The lecture is part of the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of Machel’s death on 19 October 1986 in a plane crash at Mbuzini in South Africa.

Source: O País