| Title | : | Mozambique’s Samora Machel: A Life Cut Short (Ohio Short Histories of Africa) |
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| ISBN | : | 0821424238 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780821424230 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 |
| Publication | : | Published September 8, 2020 |
The precipitous rise and controversial fall of a formidable African leader.
Samora Machel (1933–1986), the son of small-town farmers, led his people through a war against their Portuguese colonists and became the first president of the People’s Republic of Mozambique.
Machel’s military successes against a colonial regime backed by South Africa, Rhodesia, the United States, and its NATO allies enhanced his reputation as a revolutionary hero to the oppressed people of Southern Africa. In 1986, during the country’s civil war, Machel died in a plane crash under circumstances that remain uncertain.
Allen and Barbara Isaacman lived through many of these changes in Mozambique and bring personal recollections together with archival research and interviews with others who knew Machel or participated in events of the revolutionary or post-revolutionary years.
Samora Machel (1933–1986), the son of small-town farmers, led his people through a war against their Portuguese colonists and became the first president of the People’s Republic of Mozambique.
Machel’s military successes against a colonial regime backed by South Africa, Rhodesia, the United States, and its NATO allies enhanced his reputation as a revolutionary hero to the oppressed people of Southern Africa. In 1986, during the country’s civil war, Machel died in a plane crash under circumstances that remain uncertain.
Allen and Barbara Isaacman lived through many of these changes in Mozambique and bring personal recollections together with archival research and interviews with others who knew Machel or participated in events of the revolutionary or post-revolutionary years.
Mozambique’s Samora Machel: A Life Cut Short (Ohio Short Histories of Africa) Reviews
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A luta continua
This man was a man destined to be our president. In a time where international pressure determined many factors he seemed to have navigated this period to the best of his ability. However I believe that his image is mystified beyond its true value. Samora image in the north isn’t as welcome as in the south of the country. As our first president of our republic he holds a special place but one lacking a substantial impact.
