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Samora Machel

1933 - 1986

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samora Machel is the 2,956th most popular politician (down from 2,390th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Politician.

Samora Machel was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary who served as the first president of Mozambique. He led the country to independence from Portugal in 1975 and served as president until his death in 1986.

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Among politicians, Samora Machel ranks 2,956 out of 19,576. Before him are Seleucus IV Philopator, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, Ma Chao, Athanaric, Ismail Haniyeh, and William I of Sicily. After him are Lin Zexu, Robert II of Scotland, Ehud, King Wu of Zhou, Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Henry of Bohemia.

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Among people born in 1933, Samora Machel ranks 47. Before him are Jerry Falwell, Costa-Gavras, Joan Collins, Ilia II of Georgia, Rik Van Looy, and Bernardo Provenzano. After him are John Hopfield, Gian Maria Volonté, Gene Wilder, Lee Radziwill, Charles K. Kao, and Antonio Negri. Among people deceased in 1986, Samora Machel ranks 35. Before him are Fritz Albert Lipmann, Chiune Sugihara, Erich Koch, Benny Goodman, Stanley Rous, and Dmitry Kabalevsky. After him are Roy Cohn, L. Ron Hubbard, Nikolay Semyonov, James Cagney, Ray Milland, and Megumu Tamura.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Samora Machel ranks 3 out of 38. Before him are Eusébio (1942), and Yasuke (1530). After him are Carlos Queiroz (1953), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Graça Machel (1945), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), and Júlio Duarte Langa (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mozambique

Among politicians born in Mozambique, Samora Machel ranks 1. After him are Joaquim Chissano (1939), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Graça Machel (1945), Armando Guebuza (1943), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Luísa Diogo (1958), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Mário da Graça Machungo (1941), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), and Afonso Dhlakama (1953).

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