Samora Machel

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head of state human politician president revolutionary

Samora Machel was a Mozambican revolutionary leader and the first president of independent Mozambique, known for his role in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule and his advocacy of socialist policies.

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instanceOf head of state →
human →
politician →
president →
revolutionary →
awardReceived Lenin Peace Prize →
burialPlace Heroes' Square, Maputo →
causeOfDeath airplane crash →
child Samora Machel Jr. →
conflict Mozambican Civil War →
Mozambican War of Independence →
countryLed Mozambique →
countryOfCitizenship Mozambique →
dateOfBirth 1933-09-29 →
dateOfDeath 1986-10-19 →
endTime 1986-10-19 →
ethnicGroup Tsonga people NERFINISHED →
familyName Machel →
givenName Samora →
headOfGovernmentOf Mozambique →
ideology Marxism–Leninism →
socialism →
languageSpoken Portuguese →
Tsonga →
legacy symbol of anti-colonial struggle in Southern Africa →
mannerOfDeath accident →
memberOf FRELIMO →
movement FRELIMO →
name Samora Machel →
namedAfter Samora Machel Avenue, Maputo →
notableFor advocacy of socialist policies →
being the first president of independent Mozambique →
leadership in the Mozambican War of Independence →
occupation military commander →
politician →
revolutionary →
opponent Portuguese colonial rule →
placeOfBirth Madragoa, Gaza Province, Portuguese Mozambique →
placeOfDeath Mbuzini, South Africa →
positionHeld Commander-in-chief of FRELIMO →
President of FRELIMO →
President of Mozambique →
religion atheism →
residence Maputo →
sexOrGender male →
spouse Graça Machel →
Josina Machel →
startTime 1975-06-25 →
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Samora Machel → name → Samora Machel →
Lenin Peace Prize → notableLaureate → Samora Machel →
Alexandra → notableResident → Samora Machel →
this entity surface form: "Samora Machel (lived temporarily)"
Graça Machel → spouse → Samora Machel →
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