A lokacin Cold War, kuma musamman a cikin marigayi 1950s, da Tarayyar Soviet da Jamhuriyar Jama'ar Sin ya soma da dabarun destabilization na Western iko da katsewa na riƙe a kan Afirka yankunan. Nikita Khrushchev, musamman, duba da 'rashin ci gaba na uku na bil'adama' a matsayin wajen raunana West. Ga Soviets, Afirka wakiltar wata dama ta haifar da wani tsagi tsakanin yammacin iko da su mulkin mallaka dukiya, da kuma haifar da pro-kwaminisanci jihohi a Afirka da wanda ya inganta dangantaka a nan gaba. Kafin kafa FRELIMO, da Soviet matsayi game da nationalist ƙungiyoyi a Mozambique ya kasance daya daga rikice. Akwai mahara 'yancin kai ƙungiyoyi, kuma ba su da wani tabbataccen ilmi cewa wani zai yi nasara.
ƙarshen shekarun 1950