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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Mozambique.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Armando Guebuza (until 16 January), Filipe Nyusi (starting 16 January)
- Prime Minister: Alberto Vaquina (until 16 January), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (starting 16 January)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 10 January - A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involves beer that was supposedly contaminated with crocodile bile leaving at least 56 dead and 146 hospitalized.[1]
- 12 January - The death toll from the poisoned beer rises to at least 69, with 169 in hospital.[2] Reports also question whether the poison involved was actually crocodile bile; several studies have indicated that the substance is relatively harmless. The competing theory is that the actual poison may have been cardiac glycosides found in local plants.[3]
- 13 January - The death toll from contaminated beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 72.[4]
March
[edit]- 3March - Assassination of French-Mozambican lawyer Gilles Cistac,[5] which led to several protests and marches.[6]
November
[edit]- 4 November - The mass poisoning of January was confirmed to have been caused by bacterial contamination of the beer.[7]
Deaths
[edit]- 28 August – Paulo Machava, journalist (b. 1954/5).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "56 people die after drinking poisoned beer in Mozambique". 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Mozambique beer poisoning death toll rises to 69, with 169 in hospital". ABC News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Kroll, David (12 January 2015). "Did Crocodile Bile Really Kill 69 People In Mozambique?". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Camillo, Emmanuel (13 January 2015). "abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-72-contaminated-beer-mozambique-28186224". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Adrien Barbier (2015-03-03). "Un avocat critique du pouvoir assassiné à Maputo". Le Monde Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ^ Guilherme Correia da Silva (2015-03-06). "Moçambicanos de luto pela morte de Gilles Cistac" (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ^ "Mozambique: Mass Poisoning Caused By Bacterial Contamination". allafrica.com. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Jornalista moçambicano Paulo Machava assassinado em Maputo". Público (in Portuguese). 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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