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...seemed too much of a coincidence. On Oct. 6, six South African soldiers were injured by a land mine near the spot where the borders of South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland converge. General Magnus Malan, South Africa's Defense Minister, quickly issued a stern message to Mozambican President Samora Machel. "Terror feeds on itself," said Malan. "It eventually turns on its hosts." Just ten days after that menacing admonition, a plane carrying Machel, 53, strayed over the South African border near the site of the land-mine explosion and crashed, killing the President and 33 others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mozambique Anger Over a Plane Crash | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

Prime Minister Mario Machungo and dos Santos will rule the nation until a successor is chosen after Machel's funeral, expected sometime next week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mozambique President Dead in Jet Crash | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mozambique President Dead in Jet Crash | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

State Department spokesman Charles E. Redman said the news of Machel's death caused "profound regret...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mozambique President Dead in Jet Crash | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mozambique President Dead in Jet Crash | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

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