Wiriyamu Massacre : an oral history, 1960-1974 / Mustafah Dhada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dhada, Mustafah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Massacres--Mozambique--Wiriyamu.

Massacres.

Wiriyamu (Mozambique)--History--20th century.

Wiriyamu (Mozambique).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Using interviews as primary sources this book shines a light on the infamous Portuguese massacre of Wiriyamu in colonial Mozambique in 1972. Twenty-four carefully curated testimonies are presented, covering Portugal's last colonial war in Mozambique, and the nationalist response that led to the massacre. Survivors share with you their escape from Wiriyamu, while data collectors, priests and journalists tell of their struggle to collect evidence and defend the truth about the killings in the international press. The Wiriyamu Massacre contextualizes the unique importance of the oral evidence it contains and reveals the in-depth interview methods used to gather the oral testimonies, and subsequently curate the transcript into readable texts. This is the horrific story of Wiriyamu, and what it can tell you about European colonialism, genocide and the darkness in humanity, spoken by the people who were there and who tried to tell the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction I. Portugal's Colonial Wars and Mass Violence II. The Erasure of the Five Villages III. The Outing 2. The Colonial War and The Wiriyamu Triangle I. Tete's March to the South II. The Frelimo's Arrival in the Triangle III. The Loss of Homes and Cattle IV. Operation Marosca, and the Aftermath V. Chico, the Secret Agent and his Death 3. The Anatomy of the Massacre I. Chaworha's Demise II. Juawu's Killing Fields III. The Premonitions that went Unheeded IV. My Escape from the Wiriyamu Fires V. The Flames of War and the Spirit of Tears VI. Djemusse's Lengthy Erasure 4. Gathering and Surveying the Evidence I. Family Life, Data Collection, and Torture II. Evidence Gathering, Cover up, and Coercion III. Checking Bodies from the Air 5. The First Public Outing of the Wiriyamu Narrative I. How I Smuggled the Report II. The Wiriyamu Narrative Escapes Undetected Once Again! 6. The Final Revelation I. Development Issues, Adrian Hastings and the Opposition II. Wiriyamu and the People of London III. The Final Revelation and Vatican II 7. The British Fact-Checkers I. Knipe Combats Fake News II. How the Portuguese Foiled One Fact-Checker III. 'The Story Checks Out!' Said Peter Pringle 8. The Final Act - Witness Protection I. An Eye-Witness Confirms the Place and the Events II. Mixone's Rendition on a Suzuki Motorbike 9. Conclusion Works Cited Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350120013

1350120014

9781350119987

1350119989

OCLC:

1134076579