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An operative named Hans Louw (“lau”) claimed to have helped assassinate this country’s first president using a false beacon that caused his plane to go off course and ultimately crash. This country’s ruling party executed the former (15[1])Presbyterian minister Uria Simango (“oo-REE-yah si-MON-go”). This country’s first president controversially agreed to stop aiding a subversive political party in a neighboring country as part of the Nkomati (15[1])(“in-ko-MAH-tee”) Accords. (15[1])The Rome Accords ended this country’s 15-year civil war between its ruling party and (*) Afonso (-5[1])Dhlakama’s (“duh-LAH-KAH-MAH”) anti-communist insurgent group RENAMO. Samora Machel (“ma-shell”) became the first president of this country after leading its (10[1])FRELIMO movement to achieve (10[1])independence from Portugal. For 10 points, name this African (10[1])country (-5[1])governed from Maputo. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Mozambique [or Republic of Mozambique]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joel MilesMinnesotaNotre Dame B3515
Michael HundingIllinois AChicago A6115
Akshar GoyalIllinois BNorthwestern A6215
William HoustonChicago BNotre Dame A77-5
Charles HangWUSTLIndiana A9410
Trenton BurgessIndiana BNotre Dame C9810
Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AChicago B10710
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BIllinois C108-5
Zachary WerthIllinois CNorthwestern B11210
Logan MathisSIUEPurdue11210

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