Samora Machel
1st President of Mozambique (1933–1986)
Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican military commander, politician and revolutionary. He served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975.
Samora Machel | |
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1st President of Mozambique | |
In office 25 June 1975 – 19 October 1986 | |
Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
Chairman of the Mozambique Liberation Front | |
In office 1970 – 19 October 1986 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Mondlane |
Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
Personal details | |
Born | Samora Moisés Machel September 29, 1933 Gaza Province, Portuguese Mozambique |
Died | October 19, 1986 Mbuzini, Lebombo Mountains, South Africa | (aged 53)
Nationality | Mozambican |
Political party | Mozambique Liberation Front |
Spouse(s) | Josina Mutemba Graça Simbine (1975–1986) |
Death
changeOf 44 people on board, Machel and 33 others including several ministers, senior officials of the Mozambican government, 2 pilots, a navigator, a radio operator and all 4 flight attendants were killed in a presidential aircraft crashed near the Mozambique-South Africa border while 9 passengers and a flight engineer survived.
Other websites
change- Speech by Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial
- The TRC's Special Investigation into the death of President Samora Machel
- A case of assassination? President Samora Machel and the plane crash at Mbuzini
- Biographical notes on Samora Machel
- Graça Machel and Mandela
- Historic film essay on Frelimo and Samora Machel's rehabilitation program