Samora Machel
Samora Machel | |
|---|---|
 Machel in 1985 | |
| 1st President of Mozambique | |
| In office June 25, 1975 – October 19, 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário da Graça Machungo (1986) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
| President of the Mozambique Liberation Front | |
| In office May 14, 1970 – October 19, 1986 | |
| Vice President | Marcelino dos Santos (1970–1977) |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Mondlane |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Chissano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samora Moisés Machel September 29, 1933 |
| Died | October 19, 1986 (aged 53) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Party | FRELIMO |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 8, including Josina |
Samora Moisés 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 killed 34 people, including several Mozambican ministers and government officials. Machel was a socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism.