Word: lourenso
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Dates: during 1974-1974
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Fully 80% of Rhodesia's exports pass through the Mozambique ports of Beira and Lourenso Marques. Closure of these vital outlets would mean swift economic strangulation for Rhodesia. A much longer rail route exists through Botswana to South Africa's ports. Last month, however, Botswana's President Sir Seretse Khama announced that he Intended to take over the rail line, and he might well close it to Rhodesian traffic. Thanks to a crash construction program, a direct rail link to South Africa was recently opened, but this new single-track line cannot possibly handle all the nation...
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