July 1942, the territory of Manica and Sofala passed to the Portuguese colonial authorities and the Mozambique Company continued to operate in the agricultural and commercial sectors. On 20 October 1961, The Mozambique Company became the Grupo Entreposto Comercial de Moçambique, which transformed itself into a holding on 6 September 1972, with the participation of capital from other companies, including Entreposto-Gestão e Participações (SGPS) SA. In 1939 the President of Portugal awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Colonial Empire to the company, the first time it had been awarded to a company. See also Nyassa Company - a similar company which operated in northern Mozambique Company of Guinea Portuguese Empire References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070630023755/http://ttonline.iantt.pt/cmz.htm (In Portuguese History of Mozambique Portuguese colonisation in Africa Chartered companies Defunct companies of Portugal Companies established in 1891 Portuguese Mozambique 1891 establishments in Portugal 1972 disestablishments in Portugal Companies disestablished in 1972 Beira, Mozambique