What the records say
- When
- Dec 1972
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 400
- Coordinates
- 16.34° S, 33.65° E
- Description
- massacre during the Mozambican War of Independence
Placed at the coordinates of its German Wikipedia article.
Wiriyamu Massacre
Portuguese Colonial War
The Wiriyamu Massacre or Operation Marosca was a Portuguese military action that took place in the province of Tete, Mozambique. It gained a lot of attention internationally after a supposed massacre of the civilian population took place in Wiriyamu.
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