15 May 1971: The General Council took the decision to withdraw the Missionaries of Africa from Mozambique
25 June 1975: Two Fathers Perez and Pille arrived in Mozambique and were joined later by Francesco Silota.
From 1983 the trickle of returnees to Mozambique: Alberto Rovelli, Hermann Hinkelmann and Odilo Cougil arrived and later Pampalk.
In May 1983, the Fathers were requested to staff the major seminary at Maputo.