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Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
(1920-1969)
President of FRELIMO, 1962-1969
4. Speeches and Articles by Eduardo Mondlane
Above: Eduardo Mondlane the intellectual, reading in a book-lined study. But this was not to be the path that he followed; instead, he dedicated himself to the liberation of Mozambique from Portuguese colonialism, a cause for which he was killed.
Mondlane was not a prolific writer, but as a young man tried his hand at drama, wrote about poetry, and even did some translation. His writings include some biographical material as well as articles on the liberation struggle and its politics. See also the US website Aluka for more materials by Mondlane (click here, may require subscription).
MHN Resources
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Eduardo Mondlane. [Manuscript play]. 11 pages, typescript. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
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Eduardo Mondlane. [Notes on poetry]. 2 pages, manuscript. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
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Eduardo Mondlane. [Translation into Portuguese of H. I. E. Dhlomo's poem Valley of a Thousand Hills]. 8 pages, manuscript. The original poem (see here) is a "classic mini-epic poem by one of the greats of South African writing". Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 17 May 1946
Eduardo Mondlane. [Part of a letter]. 1 pages. From O Jornal, Lisbon, 4 February 1983. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 1 May 1961
Eduardo Mondlane. Present conditions in Mozambique. 15 pages, typescript. A report to UNESCO. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 23-28 September 1962
Eduardo Mondlane. Speech to the First Congress. In: Frelimo. 1st Congress (Dar es Salaam, 23-28 September 1962), p.3-4. Documents (Paris: Comité de Soutien à l'Angola et aux Peuples des Colonies Portugaises, 1962).. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 22 November 1962
Eduardo Mondlane. Excerpts from a statement made by Mr Eduardo Mondlane at the 1394th meeting of the Fourth Committee. 8 pages, typescript. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 1963
Eduardo Mondlane. The struggle for independence in Mozambique. Présence Africaine no.48 vol.20, 1963, pages 28-46. Click here to view or download a PDF file. In addition, click here for a PDF file of the original typescript of the article.
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Eduardo Mondlane. The Mozambique Liberation Front: the crystalization [sic] of a struggle for freedom. Typescript, 12 pages, typescript. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 1965
Eduardo Mondlane. The movement for freedom in Mozambique. Présence Africaine no.53, 1965, pages 8-37. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 25 September 1966
Eduardo Mondlane. Unamo-nos sob a bandeira multicolour da Frelimo. Tempo no.956, 5 February 1989, page 28. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ February-March 1968
Eduardo Mondlane. The Kitwe papers: race relations and Portuguese colonial policy, with special reference to Mozambique. Africa Today vol.15 no.1, February-March 1968, pages 13-18. Stable link here, may require subscription to view or download.
◊ 1969
Eduardo Mondlane; Douglas Wheeler. A document for the history of African nationalism: a FRELIMO "White Paper". African Historical Studies, vol.2 no.2, 1969, pages 319-333. Stable link here, may require subscription to view or download.
◊ 3 February 1976
Eduardo Mondlane. Reflexão sobre o future de Moçambique independente. Notícias, 3 February 1976. Extracts from chapter 10 of the Portuguese translation of his book Struggle for Mozambique. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 3 February 1981
Eduardo Mondlane. O povo começa a compreender que o futuro está nas suas mãos: do livro Lutar por Moçambique de Eduardo Mondlane. Notícias, 3 February 1981. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 24 March 1985
Eduardo Mondlane. Um dia voltarei. Domingo, 24 March 1985. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 5 February 1989
Eduardo Mondlane. Eduardo Mondlane por ele próprio. Tempo, no. 956, 5 February 1989, pages 15-17. Click here to view or download a PDF file.
◊ 24 March 1985
Eduardo Mondlane. Uma das 1300 cartas que Mondlane escreveu a Janette [sic]. Notícias, 25 June 1995. Click here to view or download a PDF file.