RENAMO opposed FRELIMO's attempts to establish a socialist one-party state, and was heavily backed by the anti-communist governments of Rhodesia and South Africa who supported them as a proxy to undermine FRELIMO support for militant nationalist organisations in their own countries
RENAMO idatsutsa zomwe FRELIMO idafuna kukhazikitsa dziko lachipani chimodzi, ndipo idathandizidwa kwambiri ndi maboma odana ndi chikomyunizimu a Rhodesia ndi South Africa omwe adawathandiza ngati kuthandizira kusokoneza kuthandizira kwa FRELIMO kwa mabungwe omenyera ufulu wadziko m'maiko awo