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Frelimo subsequently restructured itself as a Marxist-Leninist party and nationalized land and the professions of law, medicine, and education.
Mozambique: Opposition figures killed amid election protests
Two associates of leading Mozambican opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane were gunned down in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, on Saturday.
It comes after an October 9 election after which the opposition accused the ruling Frelimo party of electoral fraud.
What do we know about the killings?
Lawyer Elvino Dias and candidate Paulo Guambe were in a car in downtown Maputo when they were surrounded by other vehicles and shot at, according to witnesses.
Witnesses said that two gunmen fired 20 bullets in the attack.
Guambe was a candidate for the Podemos party that backed Mondlane for president in the October 9 election.
Podemos head Albino Forquilha confirmed the killings to AFP news agency.
Police said an investigation had begun but did not immediately confirm the identity of the two men killed.
They said that a woman was also in the car and that she had been taken to hospital.
Police spokesperson Leonel Muchina said the victims had earlier been at a local bar, after which they were followed. He said that the killings might have been related to interactions with other patrons at the bar.
On Saturday evening, Mondlane joined around 100 supporters who held a vigil in Maputo.
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