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Maputo, Republic of Mozambique

Posted on January 20, 2018 by kcbernick

Monday, January 15, 2018 Formerly called Lourenço Marques, for a Portuguese trader believed to be the first European to explore the area in 1544, Maputo acquired its current name in 1976 following Mozambique’s independence from Portugal in 1975. Responding to the … Continue reading →

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