Peace from Africa: The Mozambique Story
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
6:00 p.m. Reception to follow
Riggs Library
Open to public RSVP
A lecture by His Excellency, The Most Reverend Jaime Pedro Gonçalves
Archbishop of Beira & Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane, Republic of Mozambique.
After a long struggle resulting in Mozambique's independence from Portugal, the country slipped into a 16-year civil war, with a million dead and 4.5 million refugees. With neither side nearing military victory, Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, two members of the Community of Sant'Egidio, and an Italian MP became the four mediators in the 27-month peace process to successfully broker peace in Mozambique. It is an African peace that has now endured more than 15 years.
Peace Africa
Peace Africa is a series of events in the United States that promote awareness of the possibility of peace for Africa.