Graça Machel

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children's rights activist human human rights activist humanitarian politician women's rights activist

Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian known for her advocacy on children's and women's rights and as the widow of both Mozambican President Samora Machel and South African President Nelson Mandela.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's rights activist → human → human rights activist → humanitarian → politician → women's rights activist →
awardReceived	Nansen Refugee Award → Order of Liberty → Order of Prince Henry → Order of the Southern Cross → World's Children's Prize →
birthName	Graça Simbine →
countryOfCitizenship	Mozambique →
educatedAt	University of Lisbon →
ethnicGroup	Tsonga people →
familyName	Machel →
fieldOfWork	children's rights → education → human rights → women's rights →
founder	Foundation for Community Development → Graça Machel Trust →
givenName	Graça →
hasChild	Josina Machel →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English → Portuguese → Tsonga →
memberOf	African Union Panel of the Wise → The Elders →
name	Graça Machel →
notableFor	advocacy for children's rights → advocacy for women's rights → role as First Lady of Mozambique → role as First Lady of South Africa →
notableWork	UN study on the impact of armed conflict on children →
occupation	activist → humanitarian → politician → teacher →
placeOfBirth	Mozambique →
positionHeld	Minister of Education and Culture of Mozambique →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Johannesburg → Maputo →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Nelson Mandela → Samora Machel →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nelson Mandela → Samora Machel →	spouse
The Elders →	hasMember
Makaziwe Mandela →	hasRelative
Graça Machel →	name
Nansen Medal →	notableRecipient