when did the portugeuese started to rule east africa ?and why
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Portuguese Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the historic period when it was a Portuguese colony. Portuguese Mozambique originally constituted a string of Portuguese possessions along the south-east African coast, and later became a unified colony, which now forms the Republic of Mozambique.
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The Portuguese started ruling in Africa in 1415–1600.
There were two main reasons: They wanted to control the region's trade. The region traditionally exported ivory (from elephant tusks) and enslaved people. Portugal wanted to monopolize the Indian Ocean trade, and it wanted East African ports as supply stops for Portuguese ships traveling between Asia and Europe.