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President Yoweri Museveni has today, May 13, 2026, held bilateral talks with his Mozambique counterpart Daniel Francisco Chapo, at State House, Entebbe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two leaders reaffirmed the longstanding historical ties between Uganda and Mozambique and discussed matters of national and regional importance, including security and cooperation among African countries.<\/p>\n
President Chapo, who is in Uganda for official engagements, thanked President Museveni and the people of Uganda for the warm hospitality extended to him during his maiden visit to the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is my first time here in Uganda. I am very happy to be here. Thank you for the warm welcome,\u201d Chapo said.<\/p>\n
Chapo was received at Entebbe International Airport a day earlier on his inaugural visit to Uganda.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo welcomed by Security Minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi.<\/p>\n
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Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo entertained by a group of traditional Ugandan dancers. <\/p>\n
The Mozambican leader also praised the facilities and hospitality at Speke Resort Munyonyo, describing the venue as \u201cvery amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflections on deep historical connection<\/p>\n
During the discussions, President Museveni reflected on the deep historical connection between Uganda and Mozambique, particularly Mozambique\u2019s contribution to Uganda\u2019s liberation struggle through military training support offered to FRONASA fighters in Montepuez between 1976 and 1978.<\/p>\n
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President Chapo signs in the book at State House Entebbe.<\/p>\n
President Museveni said he was happy to see some of the surviving members of the historic Montepuez group, whom he gladly showed to his country, noting that only three survivors remain from the original 28 trainees.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly four survivors remain from the original 28 FRONASA trainees who underwent covert military training in Montepuez, Mozambique, between 1976 and 1978,\u201d President Museveni said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the \u201cMontepuez Group\u201d played a significant role in laying the foundation for the struggle against the Idi Amin regime and later contributed to the formation of the modern Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF).<\/p>\n
According to President Museveni, the group became instrumental in building a liberation force that later grew to over 9,000 fighters.<\/p>\n
Some of the surviving veterans include Gen. Salim Saleh (Caleb Akandwanaho), the Senior Presidential Advisor; Lt. Gen. Ivan Koreta, a senior military leader and former Member of Parliament; and Col. Bosco Omure, coordinator for special duties and development programmes in Northern Uganda.<\/p>\n
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President Yoweri Museveni with his Mozambique counterpart Daniel Francisco Chapo. (PPU)<\/p>\n
President Museveni also hinted at the possibility of future military and strategic cooperation, including more training exchanges in Montepuez.<\/p>\n
President Museveni further took his Mozambican counterpart through Uganda\u2019s bush war experience and the sacrifices made during the liberation struggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was the leader of students in the 1960\u2019s, and from then I didn\u2019t look back, I have been in the struggle for the last 65 years,\u201d President Museveni recalled while narrating some of the experiences that shaped Uganda\u2019s liberation journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"_______________ President Yoweri Museveni has today, May 13, 2026, held bilateral talks with his Mozambique counterpart Daniel Francisco…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[40148,118650,4079,123,118651,1202,118652,153],"class_list":{"0":"post-233839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uganda","8":"tag-bilateral","9":"tag-chapo","10":"tag-diplomacy","11":"tag-mozambique","12":"tag-mozambique-counterpart-chapo-hold-bilateral-talks-on-security","13":"tag-museveni","14":"tag-regional-co-operation","15":"tag-uganda"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116571191910002508","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}