José Freire
25th June 1976, One Year of Independence / Generalised Political and Organisational Offensive on the Production Front
Three-colour offset lithograph, DNPP, Maputo
This poster marks the first anniversary of independence, a time when the need to restore economic productivity was Frelimo’s main priority. The sudden exodus of Portuguese settlers had caused a crisis of production and distribution, threatening food supplies and reducing valuable cash-crop exports. Frelimo responded by prioritising the organisation of communal villages, collective farms and cooperatives, invoking the social and economic model used in the Liberated Zones during the Armed Struggle.
