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After gaining independence from Portugal in
Mozambique waged a bitter civil war that laste
teen years. The country has been engaged, however, in a
steady process of consolidation of democracy and socio-
reconstruction since the signing of a peace
accord, and the holding of the first multi-party elections
in 1992.
aeconomic An essential part of the reconstruction process is a
national education policy (Política Nacional de Educaçã
o),
published in 1995, which identified basic education and
adult literacy as the ‘topmost priority of the government’.
The policy has since given birth to an Education Sector
Strategic Plan 1999–2003, the first priority of which is
‘increased access to educational opportunities, at all lev-
els of the education system’.
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Inclusion
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The context
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fter gaining independence from Portugal in 1975,
Mozambique waged a bitter civil war that lasted six-