CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 14
Age-old Resistance
The Republic of Mozambique shall esteem the heroic struggle and age-old
resistance of the Mozambican people against foreign domination.
Article 15
National Liberation, Defence of Sovereignty and Democracy
1. The Republic of Mozambique shall acknowledge and esteem the sacrifices
made by those who gave their lives to the national liberation struggle and to the
defence of the country’s sovereignty and democracy.
2. The State shall ensure the special protection of those who were disabled in the
national liberation struggle, as well as the orphans and other dependants of
those who died in this cause.
3. The Law shall determine how the rights established in this article are to be
made effective.
Article 16
War Disability
1. The State shall ensure special protection to those who were disabled during
the armed conflict that ended with the signing of the General Peace Agreement
in 1992, as well as the orphans and other direct dependants.
2. The State shall likewise protect those who have been disabled in the
performance of public service or a humanitarian act.
3. The Law shall determine how the rights established in this article are to be
made effective.
CHAPTER II
FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Article 17
International Relations
1. The Republic of Mozambique shall establish relations of friendship and cooperation with other States on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and
territorial integrity, equality, non-interference in internal affairs and reciprocity of
benefits.
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