Word: minter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...William Minter, a journalist currently affiliated with the African News, said that these wars against Angola and Mozambique have been neglected by the world media...
...Because these wars are little known, it is crucial to convey the facts," said Minter. In his talk, sponsored by Education for Action, the reporter said that Mozambique, since its founding, has been a target of rebels, funded, organized and led by South Africa...
...Mozambique came to independence in 1975 in a state of acute underdevelopment--with an illiteracy rate of over 90 percent" and is particularly susceptible to outside insurrection, Minter said...
Before the lecture, Minter showed a 26-minute video entitled "Killing a Dream." The film focused on the South African government's support of RENAMO, the Mozambican resistance organization which Minter said terrorizes rural Mozambique in order to topple the nation's government. The film included candid footage of Mozambican villagers who had been multilated by RENAMO's armed supporters...
...Minter responded by saying that while there have been isolated examples of unaffiliated Mozambicans fighting against the government, the majority of such incidents have been the work of RENAMO...