Mozambique: Mugabe Claims His Help Sought for Samora Machel Probe

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he was asked to help in investigations to establish what caused the air crash that killed Mozambique's first President, Samora Machel, 25 years ago.

Graca Machel during the commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Samora Machel Tragedy held at Mbuzini in Mpumalanga.

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  • Africa:   Machel - Continent's Iconic Figure

    The Herald, 20 October 2011

    There are men and women whose place in history is etched by fate and destiny. Africa's twentieth century revolutions were fought by such people whose commitment to their mission is… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Samora Machel Remembered

    AIM, 18 October 2011

    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday pledged that his government will not rest until the exact circumstances of the plane crash that killed the country's first President,… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Apartheid Murdered Samora Machel - President

    AIM, 19 October 2011

    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday accused the South African apartheid regime of murdering the country's first president, Samora Machel. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Graca Machel Calls for Closure

    AIM, 19 October 2011

    Graca Machel, widow of Mozambique's first President, Samora Machel, on Wednesday urged the Mozambican and South African governments to complete the investigations into her… Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   Let's Work to Realise Samora's Dream, SADC Told

    The Herald, 19 October 2011

    PRESIDENT Mugabe says Sadc countries should go beyond paying tribute to Mozambique's former President Samora Machel and work for the realisation of his vision within the region. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Samora Machel Immortalized in His Birthplace

    AIM, 30 September 2011

    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday in the southern village of Chilembene unveiled a statue of the country's first president, Samora Machel. Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Samora Machel and the Number of the Beast

    AIM, 17 March 2011

    Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has solved a problem that has puzzled scholars and experts in biblical exegisis for almost two millennia -… Read more »

  • Mozambique:   Guebuza Inaugurates 'Samora Machel Year'

    AIM, 3 February 2011

    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Thursday that the country's first leader, Samora Machel, was "a leader who responded to the call of the motherland", and who… Read more »

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