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President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092623
South African History Online (2012) 'President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092623 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092623, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092623. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four people." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092623.
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