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2015 in Mozambique
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2015
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Mozambique.
Incumbents
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
January
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.http://www.fox8live.com/story/27820680/56-people-die-after-drinking-poisoned-beer-in-mozambique 56 people die after drinking poisoned beer in Mozambique 10 January 2015 13 January 2015 https://archive.today/20150118054510/http://www.fox8live.com/story/27820680/56-people-die-after-drinking-poisoned-beer-in-mozambique 2015-01-18 dead
12 January - The death toll from the poisoned beer rises to at least 69, with 169 in hospital.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-13/mozambique-beer-poisoning-death-toll-rises-to-69/6013506 Mozambique beer poisoning death toll rises to 69, with 169 in hospital ABC News 13 January 2015 13 January 2015 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.https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2015/01/12/what-is-crocodile-bile-and-is-it-really-poisonous/ Did Crocodile Bile Really Kill 69 People In Mozambique? David Kroll Forbes 12 January 2015 14 January 2015
13 January - The death toll from contaminated beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 72. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-72-contaminated-beer-mozambique-28186224 abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-72-contaminated-beer-mozambique-28186224 13 January 2015 13 January 2015 ABC News Camillo Emmanuel
March
3March - Assassination of French-Mozambican lawyer Gilles Cistac,Adrien Barbier 2015-03-03 Un avocat critique du pouvoir assassiné à Maputo http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/03/04/un-avocat-critique-du-pouvoir-assassine-a-maputo_4587220_3212.html 2015-03-14 Le Monde Afrique fr which led to several protests and marches.Guilherme Correia da Silva 2015-03-06 Moçambicanos de luto pela morte de Gilles Cistac http://www.dw.de/mo%C3%A7ambicanos-de-luto-pela-morte-de-gilles-cistac/a-18300652 2015-03-14 Deutsche Welle pt
November
4 November - The mass poisoning of January was confirmed to have been caused by bacterial contamination of the beer.4 November 2015 Mozambique: Mass Poisoning Caused By Bacterial Contamination http://allafrica.com/stories/201511050128.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20160207152138/http://allafrica.com/stories/201511050128.html 7 February 2016 7 February 2016 allafrica.com
Deaths
28 August – Paulo Machava, journalist (b. 1954/5).2015-08-28 Jornalista moçambicano Paulo Machava assassinado em Maputo http://www.publico.pt/mundo/noticia/jornalista-mocambicano-paulo-machava-assassinado-em-maputo-1706224 2015-08-28 Público pt
References
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