The list of terrorist attacks in Mozambique contains an overview of terrorist attacks that have occurred in Mozambique .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
1984
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0April 9, 1984
|
Maputo
|
|
|
|
Land mine
|
Passenger train
|
1
|
31
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
April 21, 1984
|
Tete
|
|
|
|
Firearms, arson
|
truck
|
37
|
19th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1985
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
September 25, 1985
|
Maputo
|
|
Right-wing extremists
|
right-wing extremist
|
Arson, explosives
|
Military arsenal, infrastructure
|
8th
|
136
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1986
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
January 13, 1986
|
Sofala
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
|
Village
|
235 (+5)
|
19th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0July 1, 1986
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near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
|
Supply train
|
227
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1987
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
July 18, 1987
|
Inhambane
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
388
|
70
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
November 28, 1987
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Government convoy
|
63
|
78
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1988
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0January 1, 1988
|
near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
|
train
|
22nd
|
71
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
19th February 1988
|
Zambezia
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
35
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0March 8, 1988
|
Maputo
|
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s), landmine
|
train
|
11
|
29
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0November 1, 1988
|
near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
train
|
8th
|
38
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0December 9, 1988
|
Sofala
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Land mine
|
vehicle
|
21st
|
10
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1989
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
February 17, 1989
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
train
|
7th
|
41
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
April 30, 1989
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
9
|
26th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 17, 1989
|
near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
explosive
|
Military unit
|
48
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 17, 1989
|
near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
explosive
|
Railway line
|
48
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 19, 1989
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
21st
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 19, 1989
|
Zambezia
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
25th
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
June 19, 1989
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
24
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
July 18, 1989
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
82
|
100
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
July 27, 1989
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
32
|
12
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0August 7, 1989
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s), knife
|
Village
|
54
|
17th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
August 22, 1989
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military barracks
|
29
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0September 1, 1989
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
20th
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
October 10, 1989
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Arson
|
bus
|
35
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
October 31, 1989
|
Gaza
|
|
|
|
Knife, pistol (noun)
|
vehicle
|
20th
|
11
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0November 9, 1989
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
vehicle
|
9
|
21st
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1990
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
February 14, 1990
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
train
|
55
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 12, 1990
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
train
|
18th
|
53
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1991
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0February 8, 1991
|
Tete
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s), missile (s)
|
Food convoy
|
45
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
March 10, 1991
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Food convoy
|
25th
|
19th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
May 10, 1991
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Vehicle convoy
|
14th
|
32
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
August 18, 1991
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Civilians
|
25th
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
August 29, 1991
|
Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
18th
|
30th
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
01st December 1991
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Ax / axes, machete (s)
|
Village
|
25th
|
11
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
17th December 1991
|
Gaza
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
25th
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1992
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
March 16, 1992
|
near Maputo
|
|
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana
|
nationalistic, conservative
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Villages
|
34
|
0
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
0April 3, 1992
|
Sofala
|
|
FRELIMO
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military base
|
35
|
27
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
2019
Date / start
|
place
|
Article / source (s)
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
February 23, 2019
|
Cabo Delgado
|
|
Ansar al-Sunnah
|
Islamist
|
Firearms
|
|
4th
|
20th
|
Islamist uprising in Mozambique
|
Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198404090009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198404210010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198509250005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198509250006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198601130005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 17, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198607010009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 17, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198707180001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198711280005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 20, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198801010013 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198802190019 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198803080006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198811010007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198812090011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198902170024 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198904300003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198905170011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198905170003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198905190007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198905190008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198906190011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198907180004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198907270012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198908070004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198908220002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198909010010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198910100009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198910310014 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198911090015 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199002140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 23, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199005120001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 23, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199102080007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199103100011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199105100008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199108180008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199108290013 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199112010017 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199112170005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199203160010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199204030021 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 26, 2018 .
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↑ https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Four-beheaded-Mozambique-attacks/1066-4997586-133yuxv/index.html