2015 in Mozambique

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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Mozambique .

Incumbents

• President: Armando Guebuza (until 16 January), Filipe Nyusi (starting 16 January)
• Prime Minister: Alberto Vaquina (until 16 January), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (starting 16 January)

Events

January

• 10 January - A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involves beer that was supposedly contaminated with crocodile bile leaving at least 56 dead and 146 hospitalized. ^[1]
• 12 January - The death toll from the poisoned beer rises to at least 69, with 169 in hospital. ^[2] Reports also question whether the poison involved was actually crocodile bile; several studies have indicated that the substance is relatively harmless. The competing theory is that the actual poison may have been cardiac glycosides found in local plants. ^[3]
• 13 January - The death toll from contaminated beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 72. ^[4]

March

• 3March - Assassination of French-Mozambican lawyer Gilles Cistac, ^[5] which led to several protests and marches. ^[6]

November

• 4 November - The mass poisoning of January was confirmed to have been caused by bacterial contamination of the beer. ^[7]

Deaths

• 28 August – Paulo Machava, journalist (b. 1954/5). ^[8]

References

1. "56 people die after drinking poisoned beer in Mozambique". 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. "Mozambique beer poisoning death toll rises to 69, with 169 in hospital". ABC News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. Kroll, David (12 January 2015). "Did Crocodile Bile Really Kill 69 People In Mozambique?". Forbes . Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. Camillo, Emmanuel (13 January 2015). "abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-72-contaminated-beer-mozambique-28186224". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. Adrien Barbier (2015-03-03). "Un avocat critique du pouvoir assassiné à Maputo". Le Monde Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2015-03-14.
6. Guilherme Correia da Silva (2015-03-06). "Moçambicanos de luto pela morte de Gilles Cistac" (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
7. "Mozambique: Mass Poisoning Caused By Bacterial Contamination". allafrica.com . 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
8. "Jornalista moçambicano Paulo Machava assassinado em Maputo". Público (in Portuguese). 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-28.