Samora machel biography of donald

Former president of Mozambique (1933–1986)

Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary.

Samora machel biography of donald

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.

Early life

Machel was born in the village of Madragoa (today's Chilembene), Gaza Province, Mozambique, to a family of farmers.^[1] His grandfather had been an active collaborator of Gungunhana.

Under Portuguese rule, his father, like most Black Mozambicans, was classified by the demeaning term "indígena" (native). He was forced to accept lower prices for his crops than White farmers; compelled to grow labour-intensive cotton, which took time away from the food crops needed for his family; and forbidden to brand his mark on his cattle to prevent thievery.

However, Machel's father was a successful farmer: he owned four plows and