Wiriyamu Massacre

Wiriyamu Massacre
Wiriyamu Massacre
Location	Wiriyamu, Mozambique
Date	16 December 1972
Attack type	shooting
Deaths	400
Injured	Unknown
Perpetrators	Portuguese Army; PIDE/DGS

The Wiriyamu Massacre or Operation Marosca was a massacre of the civilian population of the village of Wiriyamu in Mozambique by Portuguese soldiers in December 1972.

In September 2022, Portuguese prime minister António Costa called it "an unforgivable act that dishonours Portuguese history".^[2]

^ "Portugal manifesta arrependimento pelo massacre cometido em Moçambique há 50 anos".
^ [1] Portuguese Prime Minister Asks for Forgiveness to Mozambique for Wiriyamu Massacre, ECO, Retrieved 15.09.2022, in Portuguese.

[1] "Portugal manifesta arrependimento pelo massacre cometido em Moçambique há 50 anos".

[2] [1] Portuguese Prime Minister Asks for Forgiveness to Mozambique for Wiriyamu Massacre, ECO, Retrieved 15.09.2022, in Portuguese.

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