Samora Machel
Samora Moisés Machel (September 29, 1933 – October 19, 1986) was a Mozambican military commander, revolutionary socialist leader and eventual President of Mozambique. Machel led the country from independence in 1975 until his death in 1986, when his presidential aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain where the borders of Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa converge.
Read more about Samora Machel: Early Life, Liberation Struggle, Independence, Machel's Change of Attitude Towards The Portuguese, The Fatal Aircrash and Investigations, Graça Machel, Memorial