| ID | 154476 |
| Title Proper | New light on the Samora Machel assassination |
| Other Title Information | i realized that it was no accident’ |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Douek, Daniel L |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 1998, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) held hearings that investigated the possibility of foul play in the plane crash that killed Mozambican President Samora Machel on the night of 19 October 1986, near Mbuzini, South Africa. Eight persons testified in these special Section 29 hearings, held in camera because they dealt with events that remained politically volatile in the post-apartheid era. The recently declassified transcripts from these hearings strongly corroborate previous evidence indicating that the apartheid security forces caused Machel’s plane to crash, thereby eliminating one of colonialism’s most outspoken foes. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 38, No.9; 2017: p.2045-2065 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 38 No 9 |
| Key Words | Southern Africa ; Foreign Policy ; Conflict and Security ; Decolonisation and Colonisation ; Dependency and Anti-Imperialism ; Lusophone Africa |