In 1977 Matsangaissa was appointed by the Rhodesians as leader of the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) in an effort to indigenize the rebel group. Matsangaissa died in a 1979 raid against FRELIMO in Sofala Province, Mozambique.
In 1977, Matsangaissa was appointed by the Rhodesians as leader of RENAMO with the intention of making the rebel group more locally rooted. Matsangaissa died during a 1979 attack on FRELIMO in Sofala Province, Mozambique.