After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites.

By Manuel Mucari and Custodio Cossa MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned from self-exile on Thursday, defiantly claiming to have won a hotly contested October election,

Opposition Leader Venancio Mondlane Returns, Clashes Erupt | Firstpost Africa Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned to the country after months of self-imposed exile. Mondlane returns to a tense and chaotic atmosphere in the southern African nation over the disputed October presidential results.

Mozambique's main opposition leader returned from weeks of exile Thursday, insisting he won October's presidential elections and welcomed by thousands of jubilant supporters, although  one person was killed as police tried to disperse the crowds.

He began to pray and swore to serve the people of Mozambique as the president elected by the people and not by a court. In his first comments Mondlane said that he was ready to ta

Protests have continued, sporadically, for more than two months, and Mondlane's return could add fuel to the fire.

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Mozambique: Thousands of people turned out in the capital, Maputo, to meet main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane after he returned home from more than two months in exile Thursday to push his claim that he won the October presidential election.