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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.
In May she marries Samora Machel at the Educational Center of Tunduru in southern Tanzania, a facility she had helped to develop. At the end of November, Josina and Samora's only child, named Samora Junior and called Samito, is born. During 1970 Josina begins to suffer from stomach pains and weakness. She travels to Moscow for medical attention.
Graça Machel (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasɐ mɐˈʃɛl]; née Simbine; born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. Machel is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work.
Machel family depicted on a capulana (Tropenmuseum Collection)Machel was born in Maputo in April 1976. [1] She is the daughter of former Mozambican President Samora Machel and Mozambican politician and social activist Graça Machel, who later married South African politician Nelson Mandela. [2]
At the Mandela-Machel wedding ceremony on 18 July 1998, Mandela was however reported to have announced that Samora Machel was murdered, without reference to the South African board of enquiry's findings. [1] Graça Machel believes the air crash was no accident and attempted to track down her late husband's alleged killers.
One of the R.U.N.N. family's most successful songs was "Hatichina Wekutamba Naye", a lament for the recently deceased President of Mozambique Samora Machel. [2] The short description given to the song on album artwork states: "Someone keeps stirring and heating the pot. Chitepo (sic), Biko and now Samora Machel. They kill our friends.
Samora Machel (1933–1986) 25 June 1975: 19 October 1986 † 11 years, 116 days ...
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane (20 June 1920 – 3 February 1969) was a Mozambican revolutionary and anthropologist, and founder of the Mozambican Liberation Front ().He served as the FRELIMO's first leader until his assassination in 1969 in Tanzania.