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Josina Machel
Mozambican politician and activist
This article is about the first wife of Samora Machel. For Samora's daughter, see Josina Z. Machel.
Josina Abiathar Muthemba Machel (August 10, 1945 – April 7, 1971) was a leader of FRELIMO and a significant figure in the struggle for independence in Mozambique.[1]
Early years
Josina was born with a twin brother, Belmiro, in Vilanculos, Inhambane, Mozambique on August 10, 1945, into an assimilado family that was nevertheless active in anti-colonial work.[2] Her grandfather (a Presbyterian lay preacher who spoke out against Portuguese colonialism), her father, two of her sisters, and two uncles were all jailed at one point or another as a result of their participation in clandestine opposition to the Portuguese colonial administration. Her father worked as a nurse in government hospitals and this required him to periodically move the family to accommodate his job transfers. At age 7, Josina entered the primary school Dom João de Castro in Mocímboa da Praia, a school for the children of Portu
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Josina Machel
Josina Machel (1945-1971) is a Mozambican heroine. She is considered icon of the emancipation of the woman in Mozambique. In fact, on April 7, 2011, the day after the 40th anniversary of her death, people, politicians and battle buddies in the National Liberation Struggle gathered in Chilembene, Gaza province, where tried to define her figure.
In that event, Zina, as she was affectionately called, was characterized as an example of exceptional and transcendental courage, uncommon among mortals.
Josina Abiatar Muthemba was born in the province of Inhambane, southern Mozambique, at dawn on August 10.
Her name is the fruit of the great friendship between her father, the nurse Abiatar Muthemba, and Dr. Josina de Lima Ribeiro, a physician at the then Hospital Miguel Bombarda, now Hospital Central de Maputo .
Zina began her studies at the Dom João de Castro School, in Mocímboa da Praia, in the north of Cabo Delgado, the district where her father had been transferred.
At home, her mother, Alfina Muthemba, sought to encourage her children to study. She leaded them comp
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Josina Machel Hospital
Hospital in Luanda, Angola
Josina Machel Hospital in Luanda is the oldest and largest state hospital in Angola. It is considered the best health facility in the country and is an important historical monument.
History
The neoclassical building was built in 1865–1883 on the ruins of a Franciscan monastery. It was initially a military hospital and was named Hospital Maria Pia, in honor of Queen Maria Pia of Savoy. After the country became independent (1975) it was renamed in 1977 after the Mozambican resistance fighter Josina Machel and declared a historical cultural asset in 1981.[1]
During the Angolan civil war between 1975 and 2002 the hospital became very run down. There was also a shortage of medical supplies and the referral system barely functioned. The building was dilapidated and wards had to be closed because the roof leaked. Only the emergency department and some specialist services kept going.
The Angolan government made it a high priority in the Five-Year Health Development Plan (2000 – 2004), but their resources we
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