Studia Maritima
Portuguese Navy operations on Lake Niassa (1967–1974)
DOI: 10.18276/sm.2020.33-07
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| ISSN: | 0137-3587 |
| eISSN: | 2353-303X |
| Authors: |
Krzysztof
Kubiak
Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach |
| Keywords: | Mozambique Lake Niassa guerrilla war counterguerrilla operations portuguese Navy |
| Issue / book publication date: | 2020 |
| Page range: | 17 (165-181) |
| OAI-PMH: | Metadata |
 
 
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Abstract
For a decade, from 1964 to 1974, the Portuguese Navy planned, organised and conducted low-intensity counterguerrilla activities on Lake Niassa (Nyasa, Malawi). It was one of the theatres of confrontation with the anti-colonial liberation movement. The Portuguese main- tained a lasting advantage on Lake Niassa. This fact significantly hindered the use of ship- ping lanes to transfer guerrillas to Southern Mozambique. In operational, tactical and lo- gistical terms, operations on Lake Niassa are an example of the flexibility of the navy and its ability to face a wide variety of challenges. At the same time, the Portuguese demonstrated considerable organisational skills, as well as the ability to improvise effectively and manage in a rational way very limited resources. The article was based on Portuguese documents, studies and reports, as well as studies in English.
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