Samora Machel: Leader and Liberator in Southern Africa (Voices of Liberation)

The life story of Samora Machel (1933–1986) reads like a compelling novel: humble beginnings, a rise through the ranks of the Frelimo anticolonial liberation movement, successes and failures as president of the new People's Republic of Mozambique, and death in a mysterious plane crash.

Telling Machel’s extraordinary story through a biographical introduction and transcripts of numerous speeches and interviews, Colin Darch and David Hedges give voice to a man who had a distinct vision for the people of southern Africa.

CONTENTS:
* Introduction.
* Samora Machel and Mozambique: A Chronology, 1933–1986.
* HIS LIFE.
* Locating Samora Machel.
* HIS VOICE.
* The Armed Struggle, 1965–1975.
* The Challenges of Independence, 1975–1980.
* The Struggle Against Destabilization, 1981–1986.
* HIS LEGACY.
* CONCLUSION.
* Popular Memory and the Legacy of Samora Machel.