The statue was inaugurated on October 19 , 2011 , the 25th anniversary of Machel 's death in an aircraft crash on the convergence of the borders of Mozambique , Swaziland and South Africa . Armando Guebuza , the President of Mozambique , led the construction of the statue and its inauguration ceremony , which was attended by numerous foreign dignitaries
aircraft crash
1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash
Samora Machel Statue