Word: machel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Machel's death left Mozambique without a leader at a time of worsening conditions in white-ruled South Africa...
Prime Minister Mario Machungo and dos Santos will rule the nation until a successor is chosen after Machel's funeral, expected sometime next week...
...Komatipoort that Machel and South African President P.W. Botha signed the 1984 Treaty of Nkomati, which was hailed as the start of an era of friendly relations. After signing it, Machel also made overtures to the West for investment and met with President Reagan in Washington...
State Department spokesman Charles E. Redman said the news of Machel's death caused "profound regret...
Secretary of State George P. Shultz had met Machel "and had great respect for him," Redman said, adding that "we extend to the government and the people of Mozambique the deepest condolences of the American people...