The flag of Mozambique was adopted on May 1, 1983. It includes the image of an AKM and is the only national flag in the world to feature such a modern rifle. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... FIAV usage code 63. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ...
In 2005, a competition is being held to design a new flag for Mozambique. This comes in line with the competition to create new crest and anthem for the republic.
The flag of Mozambique was adopted on May 1, 1983.
Mozambique's parliamentary opposition would specifically like to see removed from the flag the image of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, which is to symbolize the nation's struggle for independence, according to press reports.
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In Mozambique, the military decision to withdraw occurred within the context of a decade of armed anti-colonial struggle, initially led by American-educated Eduardo Mondlane, who was assassinated in 1969.
Mozambique's decision to enforce UN sanctions against Rhodesia and deny that country access to the sea led Ian Smith's regime to undertake overt and covert actions to destabilize the country.
Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance.
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