the worsening of diplomatic relations with other United Nations members, and the role it had always played as a factor of perpetuation of the regime. It was this escalation that would lead directly to the mutiny of members of the FAP in the Carnation Revolution in 1974 – an event that would lead to the independence of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. A leftist military coup in Lisbon on 24 April 1974 by the (MFA), overthrew the Estado Novo regime headed by Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano. As one of the objectives of the MFA, all the Portuguese overseas territories in Africa were offered independence. FRELIMO took complete control of the Mozambican territory after a transition period, as agreed in the Lusaka Accord which recognized Mozambique's right to independence and the terms of the transfer of power. Within a year of the Portuguese military coup at Lisbon, almost all of the Portuguese population had left the African territory as refugees (in mainland Portugal they were known as ) – some expelled by the new ruling power of Mozambique, some fleeing in fear. A parade and a state banquet completed the independence festivities in the capital, which was expected to be renamed Can Phumo, or "Place of Phumo", after a Tsonga chief who lived in the area before the Portuguese navigator founded the city in 1545 and gave his name to it. Most city streets, named for Portuguese heroes or important dates in Portuguese history, had their names changed. Famous people Al Bowlly (singer) Alexandre Quintanilha (science) António de Almeida Santos (politics and law) António José Enes (politics) Armando Guebuza (politics and business) Artur Ivens Ferraz (military and politics) Carlos Cardoso (journalism) Eduardo Mondlane (politics) Francisco Barreto (exploration) Graça Machel (politics) Guilherme de Melo (journalism and literature) Gungunhana (military and politics) Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro (military and politics) João Carqueijeiro (visual arts) João de Deus Pinheiro (university teaching, engineering, politics) João Maria Tudela (music) Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (military and politics) Joaquim Chissano (politics) José Craveirinha (poetry) José Rodrigues dos Santos (journalism and literature) Lourenço Marques (exploration and navigation) Luis de Matos (magic) Malangatana (painting and poetry) Marcelino dos Santos (poetry and politics) Mário Crespo (journalism) Mário Simões Dias (music) Mariza (music) Mia Couto (literature) Noémia de Sousa (poetry) Orlando da Costa (literature) Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (military and politics) Pancho Guedes (architecture) Paulo Furtado (music) Ricardo Rangel