South Africa and Mozambique to honor Samora Machel 40 years after plane crash death. Here's why
- JOHANNESBURG -- The late Mozambican president and freedom fighter Samora Machel will be remembered Monday at a joint ceremony by South Africa and Mozambique to mark 40 years since he tragically died in a mysterious plane crash.
- The ceremony is set to take place in Mbuzini, an area in South Africa's Mpumalanga province near the plane crash site.
- Machel was Mozambique’s leader after it gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 until his untimely death in 1986.
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- JOHANNESBURG -- The late Mozambican president and freedom fighter Samora Machel will be remembered Monday at a joint ceremony by South Africa and Mozambique to mark 40 years since he tragically died in a mysterious plane crash.
- The ceremony is set to take place in Mbuzini, an area in South Africa's Mpumalanga province near the plane crash site.
- Machel was Mozambique’s leader after it gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 until his untimely death in 1986.
Sources: ABC News