Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day in Mozambique

The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces or FADM are the national armed forces of Mozambique. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces and three branches of service: Army, Air Force and Navy. Mozambican Armed Forces called to watch over the maintenance of peace in the country. The FADM were formed in mid August 1994, by the integration of the Forças Armadas de Moçambique/FPLM with the military wing of RENAMO, following the end of the civil war.

Mozambique marks Armed Forces Day, September 25, the day of the Armed Forces of Defense of Mozambique. History tells us that it was on this date, in the distant year of 1964, that guerrillas of the Mozambique Liberation Front assaulted the Chai Administrative Post, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, thus starting the armed struggle for national liberation, which 10 years later would culminate with the proclamation of National Independence on June 25, 1975.