On this day, 39 years ago, on October 19, 1986 (September 16, 1986, the Mozambican President's plane crashed and died unfortunately. On October 19, 1986, Mozambican President Samora unfortunately died when the special plane he was riding crashed on his way back to Maputo from Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. According to reports, the Su-Tu-124A aircraft piloted by Soviet pilots was caught in a thunderstorm when it flew over Maputo. The special plane circled over Maputo for a long time but was unable to land, so it turned southwest. When the plane flew over the border area between Mozambique and South Africa, more than 70 kilometers away from Maputo, it slipped 200 meters into South Africa and crashed. There were 38 passengers on board the crashed plane, and only 4 people survived. Among the victims were Foreign Minister Chissano, Transport Minister Luis Santos and others. Zamora Moises Machel was born on September 29, 1933 to a peasant family in the village of Hilebene, Gaza Province. Zamora personally experienced the colonialists 'oppression and discrimination against Africans and was determined to fight for national liberation from an early age. In 1963, he left Mozambique and was sent to Algeria for military training. In September 1964, the Mozambican Liberation Front issued a declaration of "armed uprising". Zamora led guerrillas into Mozambique and fired the first shot of the armed struggle against colonial rule. In 1966, Zamora served as military secretary of the FMLN. In 1968, he served as commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the FMLN. In May 1970, Zamora was elected chairman of the Mozambican Liberation Front. In June 1975, after Mozambique became independent, Zamora became President and Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army. He was awarded the rank of Marshal, the highest military rank in the Republic. In February 1977, the Mozambican Liberation Front was transformed into the Mozambican Liberation Front Party, with Zamora as chairman. Under the leadership of President Zamora, Mozambique attaches great importance to the development of its national economy and culture domestically, pursues a non-alignment policy externally, and firmly supports the liberation struggle of the people of southern Africa. President Zamora is an old friend of the China people. He visited China five times in 1968, 1971, 1975, 1978 and 1984.