Mozambique: Samora Machel died 37 years ago today

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Mozambique: Samora Machel died 37 years ago today

4:09 CAT | 19 Oct 2023

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Mozambique today marks the37th anniversary of the death of Samora Machel, the first president of independent Mozambique.

This Thursday, the country pays homage to all the victims of the Mbuzini tragedy.

The late Mozambican statesman lost his life on October 19, 1986, in a plane crash in Mbuzini, South Africa, while returning from a work mission in Zambia.

Today is 37 years since the plane carrying President Samora Machel and another 32 passengers crashed in Mbuzini #Mozambique #history #Machel #OTD
May they all rest in peace pic.twitter.com/4jLIQVDHzZ

— Eric Morier-Genoud (@emorier) October 19, 2023

Mbuzini victims

Mozambicans:

Samora Moisés Machel – President of the Republic of Mozambique

Luís Maria de Alcântara Santos- Minister of Transport and Communications;

José Carlos Lobo – Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs;

Aquino de Bragança – Director of the Center for African Studies;

Fernando Honwana – Special Assistant to His Excellency, the President of the Republic;

Alberto Cangela de Medonça – Head of the National Protocol;

Muradali Mamadhusen – Private Secretary to His Excellency, the President of the Republic;

João Tomás Navesse – Deputy Director of the Directorate of Legal and Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Ivete Amós – Secretary of His Excellency, the President of the Republic;

Osvaldo de Sousa – English interpreter of the President;

Bernardino Chiche – French interpreter

Gulamo Khan – Press Attaché at the Presidency of the Republic;

Azarias Inguane – Photographer of Jornal Notícias;

Fernando Nhanquila – Flight Engineer;

Daniel Maquinasse – President’s private photographer

Capitão Parente Manjate – member of staff of the Presidency;

Nacir Charamadame -member of staff of the Presidency;

Adão Gore Nhoca – member of staff of the Presidency

Eduardo Viegas- member of staff of the Presidency;

Albino Falteira – member of staff of the Presidency;

Alberto Chaúque – member of staff of the Presidency;

José Quivanane – member of staff of the Presidency.

Orlando Garrine – Flight attendant;

Esmeralda lLuísa – Flight attendant;

Sofia Arone – Flight Attendant;

Ilda Carão – Flight Attendant;

The following international collaborators also perished in Mbuzini:

Henriques Bettencourt – Doctor of His Excellency, the President of the Republic;

Ulisses La Rosa Mesa – Personal Doctor of His Excellency, the President of the Republic;

Iuri Novdran – Aircraft Commander;

IgorKartmychev- Flight Engineer;

Amatoli Choulipov – Flight Engineer;

Cox. C. Sikumba – Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia

Tokwalu Batale – Ambassador of the Republic of Zaire

The following members of the presidential delegation survived the tragic event: Eusébio Guido Martinho; Captain Carlos Jambo; Captain Carlos Rendição; Fernando Manuel João; Almeida Pedro; Manuel Jairosse; Daniel Cuna; Jossefa Machango; Vasco Langa; Vladimir Novoselov (flight engineer).

Source: Domingo / Archives