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Mozambican politician and activist

This article is about the first wife of Samora Machel. For Samora's daughter, see Josina Z. Machel.

Josina Abiathar Muthemba Machel (August 10, 1945 – April 7, 1971) was a leader of FRELIMO and a significant figure in the struggle for independence in Mozambique.^[1]

Early years

Josina was born with a twin brother, Belmiro, in Vilanculos, Inhambane, Mozambique on August 10, 1945, into an assimilado family that was nevertheless active in anti-colonial work.^[2] Her grandfather (a Presbyterian lay preacher who spoke out against Portuguese colonialism), her father, two of her sisters, and two uncles were all jailed at one point or another as a result of their participation in clandestine opposition to the Portuguese colonial administration.

Her father worked as a nurse in government hospitals and this required him to periodically move the family to accommodate his job transfers. At age 7, Josina en