Samora Moisés Machel

One potential countervailing influence is Graça Machel former first lady of both Mozambique and South Africa as the widow of the late President Samora Machel and the wife of ex-President Nelson Mandela...

Other prominent crash victims include Mozambican President Samora Machel in 1986 and Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian Premier Cyprien Ntaryamira shot down in 1994 triggering Rwanda's genocide...

When he rose to the top in 1987 on the death of founding President Samora Machel Mozambique was a one-party Marxist state mired in civil and regional war and officially the world's poorest country...

He first took power in 1986 after the country's still revered first President Samora Machel died in a plane crash...

' Samora Machel the President killed in 1986 is gaining fresh popularity...

Surprisingly it was led by Graça Machel widow of President Samora Machel (and now married to South African ex-President Nelson Mandela) and by Jorge Rebelo...

Her late husband President Samora Machel ­ killed in a plane crash engineered by South Africa's National Party government ­ is more popular than ever...

The wild card is Graça Machel widow of President Samora Machel and wife of South African ex-President Nelson Mandela...

Graça Machel widow of the first President Samora Machel (now seen as representing a cleaner more honest era) and wife of South African former President Nelson Mandela is respected both internationally and in Mozambique's civil society; if asked she might well stand for president and she would do well...

Renamo may exploit the fact that the President and his two top ministers Mocumbi and Simão are all Shangaan as was the late President Samora Machel...