The Nation Newspaper Graça Machel: Meet woman who became First Lady of two different countries
She is only person in history to have been the first spouse to two different democratically elected African leaders.
Her father died three weeks before her birth and left an instruction that she must be educated through high school — a will that was carried out by her older siblings. In 1973, she returned to Tanzania and joined the FRELIMO where she met her first husband, Samora Machel – the first president of Mozambique.
In September of 1975, Graça married Samora Machel and became the first lady of the country. She combined this position with her cabinet portfolio as Education minister till 1986.Samora Machel died in a plane crash on October 19, 1986, and this made Graca to resign her post as minister.They developed a close relationship and were married on July 18, 1988 . Mandela was President of South Africa and Graca became the First Lady.
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