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A politically active anthropologist from this country who lectured at Syracuse was assassinated in the home of Betty King via mail bomb. A neighboring country’s CIO trained many ex-Flechas (“FLESH-uhz”) to undermine this country’s government. This country signed the Nkomati Accord to end foreign support for a right-wing rebel group led by Afonso (“uh-FONE-soo”) Dhlakama. Hans Louw claimed that (*) South Africa used a false beacon to cause a plane crash that killed the first president of this country, (-5[1])Samora Machel. This country’s president Joaquim Chissano (“zhoo-uh-KEEM shee-SAH-noo”) granted 50 percent of positions in the army to RENAMO in the Rome Accords, (10[1])and this country has been led by FRELIMO since it became independent from Portugal. For 10 points, name this Southeast African country (10[1]-5[1])whose capital is Maputo. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Mozambique [or Republic of Mozambique or República de Moçambique]
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