Guerrilla leader and statesman

Samora Machel

Guerrilla leader and first president of Mozambique after independence from Portugal, Machel led FRELIMO toward a single-party Marxist-Leninist state, with agrarian collectivization, Soviet support, and opposition to colonialism and regional apartheid.

1933–1986

Portrait: Samora Machel — Wikimedia Commons / Wikipédia

Profile across the 12 axes

How Samora Machel positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.

Structure

Strong - Unitary

Federal 14%

Unitary 86%

Representation

Strong - Autocracy

Democracy 19%

Autocracy 81%

Power

Strong - Security

Security 86%

Liberty 14%

Immigration

Balanced

Assimilation 45%

Multiculturalism 55%

Diplomacy

Balanced

Militarist 56%

Pacifist 44%

Intervention

Leaning - Nationalist

Non-interventionist 33%

Nationalist 68%

Economy

Very strong - Public

Public 93%

Private 8%

Control

Very strong - Planning

Planning 95%

Free market 5%

Trade

Very strong - Protectionism

Protectionism 89%

Globalism 11%

Religion

Very strong - Irreligious

Irreligious 91%

Religious 9%

Morality

Leaning - Progressive

Progressive 63%

Traditionalist 38%

Technology

Strong - Technology

Technology 76%

Biology 24%

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