Life and standard of living of the colonizers of the time.
According to the inhabitants the colonizers of African countries were in a kind of oppressors and the oppressors of the unfortunate natives. The truth, of course, in this, but the Europeans also built roads, hospitals, schools, developed social infrastructure. This review presents retro pictures of colonial Mozambique 1920-ies.
Until the second half of the twentieth century, Mozambique was a Portuguese colony.
Archival photographs of Mozambique of the early XX century demonstrate the way of life and standard of living of the colonizers of the time. Judging by the pictures, the African country administrative structure was not worse than in Europe. The Portuguese colonialists in Mozambique were attracted by gold mining and ivory. The bulk of the wealth was sent to Portugal, but Mozambique’s economy has developed, built the city. On the streets you could see the trams, working telephone lines, publishers of the press.
Holiday homes in colonial Mozambique.
The resort on the African coast of the Indian ocean. Mozambique, 1920s
Thanks more or less to the mild climate on the shores of the Indian ocean, the country did not stop the flow of tourists from Europe.
A street in Mozambique, almost no different from the European avenues.
To 1920-m to years in Mozambique was built a network of roads.
The national lottery is a popular form of entertainment in the Mozambique colonial times.
A tram stop. Colonial Mozambique.
It is worth noting that medicine in colonial Mozambique reached a high level: outbreaks of epidemics in the country were reduced to almost zero.
Retro the colonial Mozambique in the 1920-ies. Retro the colonial Mozambique in the 1920-ies. View of the city street.
Retro the colonial Mozambique in the 1920-ies.
Mozambique gained independence in 1975. From the country were expelled almost all of the Portuguese, civil war broke out. For several years Mozambique in economic development was thrown back for many decades ago. Today this country is considered one of the poorest countries on the African continent.
Hotel Internacional.
Clinic. Retro photo of Mozambique in the 1920-ies.
