Samora Machel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Samora Machel, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Mozambique.

6 records1966–19866 events2 places

Chronological biography

1966

Party Leader1966

Politics / Frelino Party · Party Leader of FP · Maputo

Leads a liberation front to campaign for independence from Portugal

1975

Independence of Mozambique1975

Government / Government of Mozambique · President of Mozambique · Maputo

Mozambiques 1st President

President of Mozambique1975

Government / Government of Mozambique · President of Mozambique

Appointed President of Mozambique

1976

Border Settlement at Maputo3 March 1976

Government / Government of Mozambique · President of Mozambique · Maputo

Mozambique closes its borders with Rhodesia & mobilizes its armed forces

Rhodesian forces cross into Mozambique in pursuit of guerrillas25 May 1976

Government / Government of Mozambique · President of Mozambique · Maputo

Rhodesian forces cross into Mozambique in pursuit of guerrillas

1986

Death of Samora Machel19 October 1986

Politics / FRELIMO · President of Mozambique · Mbuzini

Death of Samora Machel

Titles and roles

Party Leader of FP · President of Mozambique

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.