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Samora Moisés Machel
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1st President of Mozambique (1933–1986)
Samora Moisés Machel was the first president of Mozambique, leading the country from independence in 1975 until his death in 1986. He is a significant figure in African history as a liberation leader who fought against Portuguese colonial rule and then shaped Mozambique's early years as an independent nation.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mozambique
- Place of birth
- Gaza Province
- Place of death
- Mbuzini
- Spouse
- Josina Machel
- Child
- Josina Z. Machel
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Mozambique
- Educated at
- Waterford Kamhlaba
- Political party
- FRELIMO
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- Samora Moises Machel detail DF-SC-88-01383.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
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- Commons category
- Samora Moisés Machel
- date of birth
- 1933-09-29
- manner of death
- accidental death
- date of death
- 1986-10-19
- name in native language
- Samora Moisés Machel
- cause of death
- aviation accident
- ethnic group
- Black people
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Encyclopedic overview
Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary who served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975 until his death in a plane crash in 1986. He was a socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism.
Early life
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