File:Madame_Graca_Machel.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Graça Machel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Graça Simbine Machel, Graça Simbine
Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician
OverviewAI-generated
Graça Machel, born Graça Simbine in 1945 in Portuguese Mozambique, is a teacher, politician, minister, and social activist. She holds citizenship in both South Africa and Mozambique and has worked in Maputo and Johannesburg. Machel is a member of the FRELIMO political party and The Elders. She was educated at the University of Lisbon and speaks English. Her religious affiliation is Methodism.
Machel has been married to Samora Moisés Machel and Nelson Mandela. She has two children, including Josina Z. Machel. Her notable works include *Dare Not Linger*, *None of Us Is Free until All of Us Are Free*, and various statements regarding the impact of armed conflict on children. She has received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, the North–South Prize, the Nansen Refugee Award, and the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Known for
- Humanity: Una historia de filantropía — Self2025
- Comrade President2012
- Huwelijk kroonprins Willem-Alexander en Máxima Zorreguieta — Self2002
via TMDB
Key facts
- President
- Nelson Mandela , (spouse)
- Preceded by
- Zindzi Mandela , Zenani Mandela , (step-daughter)
- Succeeded by
- Zanele Mbeki
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Mozambique
- Place of birth
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Spouse
- Nelson Mandela
- Child
- Josina Z. Machel
- Occupation
- social activist
- Political party
- FRELIMO
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Image
- Graça Machel.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Johannesburg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Graça Machel
- date of birth
- 1945-10-17
- birth name
- Graça Simbine
- P10632
- Graça Machel
- member of
- The Elders
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Personal details BornGraça Simbine (1945-10-17) 17 October 1945 80) Incadine, Portuguese Mozambique
PartyFRELIMO (1973–present) African National Congress (1998–present) Spouses
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Graça Machel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.