The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013, by Mustafah Dhada
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In his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhada explores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it and what the impact of the massacre was, particularly for the Portuguese empire.
Spanning the period from 1964 to 2013 and complete with a foreword from Peter Pringle, this chronologically arranged book covers the liberation war in Mozambique and uses fieldwork, interviews and archival sources to place the massacre firmly in its historical context. The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013 is an important text for anyone interested in the 20th-century history of Africa, European colonialism and the modern history of war.
The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013, by Mustafah Dhada - Amazon Sales Rank: #2103057 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-19
- Released on: 2015-11-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.30" h x .80" w x 6.10" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013, by Mustafah Dhada Review
“This book is a feat of investigative research and layered storytelling. Dhada unearths with exceptional degree of detail the events surrounding the infamous Portuguese colonial massacre of Wiriyamu, as well as the ways in which competing narratives about this event were crafted, buried, revealed, diffused, and contested. The book leads the reader through a maze of documents and memories, until a shattering vision of the destruction of Wiriyamu in which even the trees come to life to testify. The writing is alive with personal passion spanning decades; rich, sophisticated, and utterly compelling.” ―Paolo Israel, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, author of In Step with the Times: Mapiko Masquerades of Mozambique
“The murdered inhabitants of Wiriyamu, casualties of brutal Portuguese refusal to relinquish imperial rule, now have the recognition they deserve. Mustafah Dhada's heroic work of historical reconstruction relocates these lost lives: documenting the names of the 385, he reminds us of the potential they represented. Dhada interweaves the narrative of the massacre with the fierce course of decolonization and subsequent debates on the legacy of Wiriyamu. Portugal's young officers, persuaded by Mozambicans, overthrew their generals and made Portugal a democracy; Mozambique gained independence but could not get free of Cold War or imperial struggles. In its interplay of revolutionaries, priests, villagers, soldiers, and journalists, this multilayered work shows how senseless exercise of power, accompanied by denial, remains with us.” ―Patrick Manning, University of Pittsburg, USA and President, American Historical Association
About the Author
Mustafah Dhada is Professor of History at California State University, Bakersfield, USA, and Research Associate at the Center for Social Studies, Coimbra University, Portugal. He is the author of Warriors at Work (1993).
Peter Pringle is a foreign correspondent, investigative reporter and writer. He is the co-author of Those Are Real Bullets: Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972 (2000).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Portuguese Erasure of Wiriyamu and its People in Mozambique, 1972 By Shawn Lawhon Few historical works have been emotional reads for me, however Dhada’s is one of them. European imperialism resulted in the massacres of many indigenous people and the Portuguese Empire is no exception. In the 60s, the Portuguese, under the leadership of Salazar and then Caetano, attempted to suppress a group of freedom fighters in Mozambique known as Frelimo. The colonial secret police (DGS) in Mozambique engaged in brutal tactics to suppress the organization including imprisonment and murder. On December 16, 1972, the DGS ambushed the tiny village of Wiriyamu, killing at least 400 men, women, and children in unspeakable ways. Dhada warns early in his work that the narrative of the massacre is not for the faint of heart and the account is truly gut-wrenching. Furthermore, the Portuguese and colonial government attempted to erase the massacre as well as the village from existence in an extensive cover up. Due to the efforts of priests within Mozambique who catalogued and recorded evidence, news of the massacre was smuggled out of the country. Much of this news was then brought to international attention by father Adrian Hastings and reporter Peter Pringle.Today, the massacre remains a sensitive topic among the Portuguese, yet its evidence is clear and Dhada’s work excels in laying it bare. The first portion of his work describes the extensive manner in which evidence for this work was collected. Although Dhada recommends that those simply interested in the narrative proceed to later chapters, I would advise all interested in the gathering of evidence for a historical work to disregard such advice and read. As a history student, his description of his process for collecting evidence, especially from oral sources was fascinating and extremely helpful. Furthermore, his interviews bring out the humanity of the victims. Those massacred in Wiriyamu were not statistics, they were mothers and fathers going about their daily work preparing for a celebration of rain; they are brothers and sons tending their cattle; they are children at play.Dhada’s work is thoroughly researched and highly readable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Portuguese colonial authorities attempt to annihilate whole village in 1970s Mozambique! By Jesse Gutierrez The cry for independence in Mozambique in the 1960s and a desire for self-rule witnessed the overthrow of Portugal’s nearly 500 year rule in Africa (p. 57). Mustafah Dhada’s The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-2013 chronicles the annihilation of the village of Wiriyamu and its people in 1972, highlighting the role the massacre played in Mozambique’s independence and the downfall of the Portuguese empire in 1974. Professor Dhada’s fast-paced monograph immediately tackles the events of the Wiriyamu massacre by introducing Peter Pringle, an English reporter, and his role in Mozambique’s liberation (p. 9). Dhada’s meticulous narrative based on extensive oral, archival, and physical evidence, and tried and true scholarship disputes Portugal’s claims of Luso-tropicalism or Portuguese benevolence, that there was no Wiriyamu massacre, and that no such village by the name of Wiriyamu ever existed (p. 147). Dhada captivates the reader with his masterful narrative daring his audience to put down the book, but the events and actors surrounding the Wiriyamu massacre, including the story’s antagonists, some of which committed acts of mercy (p. 174), compel the reader to carry on and if they do, they will breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the true story of the Wiriyamu massacre has finally come to light and is not lost to history.
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