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Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican military commander and political leader. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975. Machel died in office in 1986 when his presidential aircraft crashed near the ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Samora Machel (born September 29, 1933, Chilembene, Mozambique—died October 19, 1986, Mbuzini, South Africa) was a Mozambican politician, who was the first president of independent Mozambique (1975–86). Born more than 200 miles north of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, Machel received his education through mission schools.
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Jul 18, 2021 · Published: July 18, 2021 3:47am EDT. Samora Machel, Mozambique’s founding president. Sahm Doherty/Getty Images. Forty-six years ago, Samora Machel, the leader of Mozambique’s liberation ...
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Summary. Samora Moisés Machel was born in 1933 in Portuguese-ruled colonial Mozambique and trained as a nursing auxiliary. He joined the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Mozambique Liberation Front, or Frelimo) soon after its foundation in 1962. After military training in Algeria, he quickly became commander of the group’s armed forces ...
Samora. Samora Machel was born in 1933 and was raised in the village of Chilembene. He was a member of the Shangana ethnic group and his parents were poor. Machel parents were forced to grow cotton by the Portuguese, rather than food such as corn which they could eat. In the 1950's his parents' farmland was taken and given to Portuguese settlers.
