25 April 1974
Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the government in Portugal
28 Feb 1974 Negomano
AT 04h30 about 150 FRELIMO launch an attack on the base at Negomano, firing small arms fire, 82mm mortars, recoilless rifle and 122mm rockets at the barracks.
23 Jan 1974 Inhaminga
FRELIMO attacks the Inhaminga barracks. The army fails to capture any of the attackers.
3 Jan 1974 Inhaminga
FRELIMO attacks the water pump of the Inhaminga Administration.
17 Aug 1973 Inhaminga
A vehicle with DGS agents is shot at by FRELIMO 80 km south of Inhaminga.
16 Aug 1973 Massandze
FRELIMO in Massandze attacks two army trucks with Portuguese soldiers, three Portuguese army soldiers are injured.
23 Jul 1973 Incala River
In the northeast of the Niassa district, near the Incala River in the Serra da Mecula, at the intersection of the Candulo to Marrupa trail, a Berliet from MVL CCS/CArt3558/BArt3887 detonates four booby traps interconnected by a detonating cord, planted by FRELIMO, two seriously injured and 11 dead - Artillery Battalion 3887
01 Jan 1973 Nangade
A section of 15 FRELIMO armed with 3 bazookas and a machine gun attacked the Nangade post at 9:00 p.m.
18 Sep 1972 Mueda
FRELIMO shoots down a Harvard T-6 during the Mueda attack.
4 Oct 1971 Massenguece Bridge
During the morning of Monday, October 4, 1971, a vehicle from the 3rd Company of the 14th Hunters Battalion (3rd/BCac14) of the Military Region of Mozambique (RMM), while carrying out a routine patrol on the route between the Marrupa barracks and the Metarica Island barracks, detonated a reinforced anti-tank mine, planted by the 'frelos' in the vicinity of the Massenguece Bridge, - seven wounded and ten dead
14 Jul 1971 Nangade
Operation "ORIENTE ORANGE" began, and was carried out in two phases: Operation "LIGHT ORANGE" , a resupply column from Nangade to Palma, and Operation "DARK ORANGE", transport of paratroopers from Nangade-Pundanhar and return to Nangade. This Operation was carried out by 2 combat groups from CCAÇ 3309 , and 1 Combat Group from CART 2745 and 1 Combat Group from CCAÇ MocÃmboa da Praia.
21 Dec 1970 Nhantsitsi
A FRELIMO unit ambushed an enemy convoy on the road between Mague and Chicoa in the region of Chief Gossa, area of Nhantsitsi. One lorry was destroyed, 10 Portuguese soldiers were killed.
6 Feb 1970 Cachulu
The military post of Cachulu was attacked by FRELIMO resulting in the destruction of two houses and many of the enemy killed (according to FRELIMO)
1 Sep 1969 Uncanha
FRELIMO guerrillas (artillery and infantry forces attacked an enemy camp in UNCANHA, in the area of Chief Mussendalua. Many tents were burned, material destroyed and 10 Portuguese soldiers killed. (according to FRELIMO)
3 Feb 1969
President of FRELIMO, Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, was assassinated,
5 Jan 1969 Mapé
7 members of CCaç 2321 killed in an ambush in the Mapé mountains
28 Oct 1968
Frelimo attack on an Engineering Company Camp 2393 - Three dead, thirty-five injured , with all the vehicles and machinery of the Engineering Company damaged, 13 x 82mm mortars landed inside the camp