 Many Portuguese colonials were not typical settlers in Mozambique . While most European communities in Africa at the time - with the possible exception of Afrikaners - were established from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries , some white families and institutions in those territories still administered by Portugal had been entrenched for generations . Loss of their privileged status and fears of FRELIMO reprisal resulted in an exodus of up to 200 @,@ 000 white civilians at independence ( in Europe they were popularly known as retornados ) . Cities , towns and villages saw their Portuguese names changed after independence - Lourenço Marques to Maputo , Vila Pery to Chimoio , Vila Cabral to Lichinga , or Vila Junqueiro to Gurúè . 
 Many Portuguese colonials <a href='negative_concord' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>not</mark></a>typical settlers in Mozambique . While most European communities in Africa at the time - with the possible exception of Afrikaners - <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> established from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries , some white families and institutions in those territories still administered by Portugal <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> been entrenched for generations . Loss of their privileged status and fears of FRELIMO reprisal resulted in an exodus of up to 200 @,@ 000 white civilians at independence ( in Europe they <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> popularly known as retornados ) . Cities , towns and villages saw their Portuguese names changed after independence - Lourenço Marques to Maputo , Vila Pery to Chimoio , Vila Cabral to Lichinga , or Vila Junqueiro to Gurúè . 
Many Portuguese colonials ain't typical settlers in Mozambique . While most European communities in Africa at the time - with da possible exception of Afrikaners - was established from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries , some white families and institutions in those territories still administered by Portugal done been entrenched fa generations . Loss of their privileged status and fears of FRELIMO reprisal resulted in an exodus of up to 200 @,@ 000 white civilians at independence ( in Europe they was popularly known as retornados ) . Cities , towns and villages saw their Portuguese names changed after independence - Lourenço Marques to Maputo , Vila Pery to Chimoio , Vila Cabral to Lichinga , or Vila Junqueiro to Gurúè .