encies ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁for ▁Ex eter <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sam ora ▁Mach el ▁Stat ue ▁( Port ug uese : ▁A ▁Est át ua ▁de ▁Sam ora ▁Mach el ) ▁is ▁a ▁bronze ▁sculpt ure ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Pra ça ▁da ▁Independ ência ▁in ▁Map uto , ▁Moz amb ique . ▁The ▁statue ▁dep ict s ▁Sam ora ▁Mach el ▁( 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 8 6 ), ▁military , ▁revolution ary , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁Moz amb ique . ▁ ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁constructed ▁in ▁Py ong y ang , ▁North ▁Korea ▁by ▁the ▁Mans ud ae ▁O verse as ▁Project s , ▁an ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Mans ud ae ▁Art ▁Studio . ▁It ▁stands ▁ ▁and ▁we igh s ▁ 4 . 8 ▁tons . ▁The ▁statue ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁mar ble ▁sl ab ▁ ▁high ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Sam ora ▁Mach el ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁is ▁ill umin ated ▁at ▁night . ▁The ▁statue ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁bearing ▁little ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Sam ora . ▁The ▁Sam ora ▁Mach el ▁Stat ue ▁s its ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Map uto ▁City ▁Hall ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁formerly ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Jo aqu im ▁August o ▁Mou z inho ▁de ▁Al bu quer que , ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁Moz amb ique ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁