Samora Machel
Samora Machel | |
|---|---|
Machel in 1985 | |
| 1st President of Mozambique | |
| In office 25 June 1975 – 19 October 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário da Graça Machungo (1986) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
| President of the Mozambique Liberation Front | |
| In office 14 May 1970 – 19 October 1986 | |
| Vice President | Marcelino dos Santos (1970–1977) |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Mondlane |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samora Moisés Machel 29 September 1933 |
| Died | 19 October 1986 (aged 53) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Party | FRELIMO |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 8 (including Josina) |
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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.