“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
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Graça Machel
Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work. Machel is also the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two countries: South Africa and Mozambique. She is the widow of…
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politics · Mozambican politician and humanitarian (born 1945) · teacher · politician · minister · social activist · also Graça Machel, Graça Simbine Machel, Graça Simbine, Machel
Born 17 October 1945 · Q239105
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2026· 5 entries
“Machel delivering a speech at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s International Peace Lecture”
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“Machel's illustration on how violence has to be dealt with at its source”
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“Her writing piece in the Guardian explaining that violence against women and children was on the rise, and something needed to be done.”
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“Machel at the 22nd Eminent Speakers’ Lecture of the African Development Institute held at the Babacar N’diaye Auditorium in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire”
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2023· 1 entry
The Daily Telegraph: Taliban repression of Afghan women is form of apartheid, says Nelson Mandela widow Graça Machel
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2022· 1 entry
“Her description of powerful woman in 2022”
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2021· 3 entries
The Citizen: Graça Machel challenges youth to cultivate their own ‘outstanding leadership’
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Awarded Honorary doctor of Leiden University (2021).
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Yahoo Finance: Children Believe joins forces with Graça Machel Trust to present a vision for improved access to education and innovation in a pandemic, during International Development Week 2021
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2020· 7 entries
CNBC: Mandela's widow, Graça Machel, says global leadership during the pandemic has been 'inadequate'
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CNBC: What's next for The Graça Machel Trust?
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Naija Gist - Latest: Graca Machel, the only woman in the world’s history to become first lady of 2 different countries
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Was listed as one of the BBC's 100 Women
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“talking about how fortunate she is for getting married to Mozambique's President Samora Machel and to Mandela in 1998.”
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Career landmark: Member of the Council of State of Mozambique (2020).
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“Her opinion on some of the challenges facing female entrepreneurs in accessing funding”
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2019· 2 entries
Awarded Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2019).
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“Graca Machel speech against Gender-Based-Violence(GBV) in South Africa”
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2018· 2 entries
PBS: Graça Machel Discusses Nelson Mandela’s Legacy
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Was awarded by the World Health Organization for her contributions to the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents
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2017· 1 entry
Celebrity Causes: Graça Machel Trust Launches Women Advancing Africa To Elevate Women's Leadership In African Development
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2016· 1 entry
Machel was named chancellor of the African Leadership University, a role that she still holds today
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2013· 1 entry
Yahoo: Graça Machel: 'God is listening' to SA's prayers for Mandela
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2012· 1 entry
“Speaking during an interview with The Guardian”
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2009· 2 entries
The Africa Report: Graça Machel: ‘All of us must work for women’s empowerment’
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Machel was appointed to the Commonwealth of Nations' Eminent Persons Group
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of Barcelona University (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
And her husband joined Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as founders of The Elders, a charitable NGO
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (2005).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1999).
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1998· 4 entries
Awarded North–South Prize (1998).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (1998).
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Graça Machel married her second husband, Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg on 18 July 1998, Mandela's 80th birthday.
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Career landmark: First Lady of South Africa (1998–1999).
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1997· 1 entry
Machel was appointed an Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions and services in the field of human rights protection
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Nansen Refugee Award (1995).
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1986· 1 entry
When his presidential aircraft crashed near the Mozambique-South Africa border
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1975· 4 entries
Career landmark: First Lady of Mozambique (1975–1986).
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Simbine was appointed Mozambique's first Minister of Education and Culture on 25 June 1975
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Simbine married Samora Machel, the first president of Mozambique, in 1975.
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Career landmark: Minister of Education and Culture (1975–1989).
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1973· 1 entry
Joining the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and working as a schoolteacher
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1945· 2 entries
Born 1945-10-17.
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“Talking at about how Africa’s socio-economic transformation can take place”
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