Under his huge portrait Samora Machel first president of Mozambique addresses crowds at independence on 25 June 1975

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independence of Mozambique led to end of South African apartheid and transformed southern Africa

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Size: 3571px × 5374px
Location: Maputo Mozambique
Photo credit: © Marion Kaplan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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