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Samora Machel

Revolutionary and Independence Leaders

Samora Machel 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 1986 plane crash that also killed several Mozambican ministers and government officials. He was a socialist in the tradition of Marxism-Leninism.

Facts
Birth Year
1933 2
Birth Date
1933-09-29 2
Death Date
1986-10-19 2
Death Year
1986 2
Classification
Political Role
1st President of Mozambique 1
Political Role
President of the Mozambique Liberation Front 1
Gender
Male 2
Sources
1. Samora Machel - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
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2. Samora Machel (Wikipedia)
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    Samora Moises Machel (September 29, 1933 - October 19, 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 the 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 plane crash which had killed 34 people, including several Mozambican ministers and government officials. Machel was a socialist in the tradition of Marxism-Leninism.
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    Samora Moises Machel (September 29, 1933 - October 19, 1986)
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    Samora Machel 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 1986 plane crash that also killed several Mozambican ministers and government officials.
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