Original sentence: The MFA developed in the early 1970s as a movement of Captains (movimento dos capitães), young officers who had been involved in the Colonial War against the liberation movements in the African 'overseas provinces' of Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe.The principal aims of the MFA were the immediate completion of the 'dirty war', which victimised innocent civilians, retreat from Africa, free elections and the abolishment of the dreaded secret police, the PIDE/DGS.What motivated these the 'Captains' was, essentially, a desire for the freedom until then denied to the Portuguese people and the dissatisfaction with the policies followed by the government in relation to the Colonial War
Edited sentence: The MFA developed in the early 1970s as a movement of Captains (movimento dos capitães), young officers who had been involved in the Colonial War against the terrorist groups in the African overseas provinces of Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe.The principal aims of the MFA were the immediate completion of the 'dirty war, which victimised innocent civilians', retreat from Africa, free elections and the abolishment of the dreaded secret police, the PIDE/DGS.What motivated these 'Captains' was, essentially, a desire for the 'freedom' until then denied to the Portuguese people and the dissatisfaction with the policies followed by the government in relation to the Colonial War