Thus, despite its far superior numbers, FRELIMO was unable to adequately defend most regions except the most important cities by the mid-1980s
Chifukwa chake, ngakhale kuti inali yochuluka kwambiri, FRELIMO sinathe kuteteza mokwanira zigawo zambiri kupatula mizinda yofunika kwambiri pofika pakati pa zaka za m'ma 1980