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 Mozambican-South African border.
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Samora Moises Machel 29 September 1933 Madragoa, Gaza Province, Portuguese, East Africa
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Died |
19 October 1986 (aged 53) Mbuzini, Lebombo Mountains, South Africa
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Zodiac | Libra |
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