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| ideology = [[Nationalism|Mozambican nationalism]]<br />[[Conservatism]]<br />[[Economic liberalism]]<br />[[Anti-communism]]
| position = [[Centre-right]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kadima |first=Denis |date=2014-06-01 |title=An introduction to the Politics of Party Alliances and Coalitions in Socially-divided Africa
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With Rhodesian support, RENAMO commenced an insurgency against the FRELIMO government in 1977, sparking the [[Mozambican Civil War]].<ref name=Leviathan/> The war was characterised by severe human rights violations on both sides and crippled the already debilitated Mozambican economy.<ref name="HRW"/> RENAMO and FRELIMO acceded to the [[Rome General Peace Accords]] in October 1992, which ended FRELIMO's oneparty state and introduced multi-party democratic elections.<ref name=Alden/> In return, RENAMO pledged to abandon its armed struggle and conduct its future activities by political means within the framework of the new electoral system.<ref name=Alden/> Following the end of the war, RENAMO was responsible for promoting constitutional reforms as well as the promotion of a strong domestic private sector.<ref name=Manifesto>{{cite web|url=http://www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/attv0kxy.pdf |title=Main Renamo Policy Guidelines |publisher=RENAMO-UNIÃO ELEITORAL |date=2004 |access-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610215141/http://www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/attv0kxy.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2015 }}</ref>
Renewed clashes broke out between RENAMO's militant forces and the FRELIMO government in 2013.<ref name="BaseAugust">{{cite web|title=Mozambique army destroys rebel base: police|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/mozambique-army-destroys-rebel-base-police-20160911|location=Cape Town|publisher=South African Associated Press|date=12 September 2016|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924064519/http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/mozambique-army-destroys-rebel-base-police-20160911|archive-date=24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=allafrica>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201405170059.html|title=Mozambique: Renamo Kills Mozambican Soldiers in Zambezia|agency=allAfrica|access-date=15 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930001030/http://allafrica.com/stories/201405170059.html|archive-date=30 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> RENAMO resumed its insurgency, citing state corruption and electoral fraud perpetuated by FRELIMO officials.<ref name="BaseAugust">{{cite web|title=Mozambique army destroys rebel base: police|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/mozambique-army-destroys-rebel-base-police-20160911|location=Cape Town|publisher=South African Associated Press|date=12 September 2016|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924064519/http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/mozambique-army-destroys-rebel-base-police-20160911|archive-date=24 September 2016}}</ref> A second peace agreement was reached between RENAMO and FRELIMO in August 2019, resulting in the virtual end of the insurgency.<ref name=voaconflictend>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/mozambique-president-opposition-leader-sign-peace-agreement|title=Mozambique President, Opposition Leader Sign Peace Agreement|date=August 2019 |publisher=Voice of America|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228045418/https://www.voanews.com/africa/mozambique-president-opposition-leader-sign-peace-agreement|archive-date= February 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=secondsigning/> A RENAMO splinter group known as the RENAMO Military Junta (RMJ) was quickly formed from party dissidents opposed to the peace process; the RMJ continued to carry out minor guerrilla operations until December 2021, when the last of its members surrendered to Mozambican security forces.<ref name="end">{{cite web| url = https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-end-of-renamo-military-junta-says-un-envoy-aim-206040/ | title = Mozambique: End of Renamo Military Junta, says UN envoy – AIM | work = Club of Mozambique| date = 3 December 2021 | access-date = 17 February 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619005324/https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-end-of-renamo-military-junta-says-un-envoy-aim-206040/|archive-date= June 19, 2022 }}</ref>
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