Graça Machel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Graça Machel

Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1945

Place of Birth: Portuguese Mozambique

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Graça Machel (Portuguese pronunciation: ['g?as? m?'???]; née Simbine, pronounced [si'bini], born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian.
She is the widow of both former presidents of Mozambique and South Africa; Mozambican president Samora Machel and South African president Nelson Mandela.
Machel is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary British Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work.
She is the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two different countries. Graça Machel Mandela is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. She was chancellor of the University of Cape Town between 1999 and 2019.