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A police video in the TRC's possession shows South African foreign minister Pik Botha telling journalists at the crash site that President Samora Machel and others killed in the crash were his and President P.W. Botha's "very good friends", and that their deaths were therefore a tragedy for South Africa.
Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism , he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975 until his death in a plane crash in 1986.
A Mozambique People's Republic Tu-134A-3 (C9-CAA) crashed near Mbuzini during a thunderstorm after the pilot ignored the GPWS, killing 34 of 44 on board, including Mozambican president Samora Machel. The crash remains the deadliest in South Africa.
The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini, near Komatipoort in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, marks the spot where the plane carrying the then-President of Mozambique crashed in 1986. It resulted in the death of President Machel and several Mozambican ministers. It was declared a National Heritage Site in 2006. [1]
Hans Louw [81] [82] – claimed he belonged to a squad which plotted to kill president Samora Machel; Lafras Luitingh – held the rank of major, one time coordinator of Zimbabwe unit [83] Leon André Maree – nickname 'Chappies' (also the name of a popular South African chewing gum)
the Tupolev Tu-134 air disaster in 1986 just inside South African territory, which killed Samora Machel, the then President of Mozambique, and 34 others; the Helderberg air disaster of 1987 which claimed 159 lives when an SAA Boeing 747-200, the Helderberg, crashed into the sea north-east of Mauritius.
1986 – República de Moçambique Tupolev Tu-134A-3, C9-CAA, c/n 63457, with crew of nine and 35 passengers, crashes on approach at 2121 hrs. to Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA), Mozambique after flight from Mbala Airport (MMQ), Zambia, killing eight crew and 26 passengers, including Mozambique President Samora Machel who had attended a ...
October 19 – President Samora Machel of Mozambique is among 34 people killed in the crash of the Mozambican presidential plane, a Tupolev Tu-134, in the Lebombo Mountains near Mbuzini, South Africa, during a flight from Lusaka, Zambia, to Maputo, Mozambique. There are 10 survivors. [38]