Samora Machel

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His Excellency Samora Machel
Machel in 1985
1st President of Mozambique
In office 25 June 1975 – 19 October 1986
Prime Minister	Mário da Graça Machungo (Jul–Oct 1986)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Joaquim Chissano
President of the Mozambique Liberation Front
In office 14 May 1970 – 19 October 1986
Vice President	Marcelino dos Santos (1970–1977)
Preceded by	Eduardo Mondlane
Succeeded by	Joaquim Chissano
Personal details
Born	Samora Moisés Machel (1933-09-29)29 September 1933 Gaza Province, Portuguese Mozambique
Died	19 October 1986(1986-10-19) (aged 53) Mbuzini, Transvaal, South Africa
Cause of death	Plane crash
Political party	FRELIMO
Spouses	Josina Mutemba ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 1971)​ Graça Simbine ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	8 (including Josina)

Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975 until his death in a plane crash in 1986.