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Samora Moisés Machel

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Samora Moisés Machel

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Also known as Samora Machel

1st President of Mozambique (1933–1986)

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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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Person · Open Library

Born
1933
Died
1986
Works
79

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  • Membangun kekuatan rakyat
  • Mozambique
  • A visita do Presidente Samora Machel aos Estados Unidos
  • Samora Machel speaks
  • Message from comrade Samora Moisés Machel, president of Frelimo to the 24th session of the Liberation Committee of the Organization of African Unity

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Trinidad and Tobago
Active from
1974-11-24
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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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