Which world leader married Graca Machel in 1998?
Graça Machel Sudan, sustainable development, and equality for girls and women. Machel has been particularly involved in The Elders' work on child marriage, including the founding of "Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage". Corporate boards Non-profit organizations Simbine married Samora Machel, the first President of Mozambique, in 1975. Together they had two children, daughter Josina (born April 1976 and son Malengane (born December 1978). Samora Machel died in office in 1986 when his presidential aircraft crashed near the Mozambique-South Africa border. Graça Machel Mandela married her second husband, Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg on 18 July 1998, Mandela's 80th
Graça Machel working as a school teacher. Following Mozambique's independence in 1975, Simbine was appointed Minister for Education and Culture. She married Mozambican first President Samora Machel that same year, changing her last name to Machel. Machel received the 1995 Nansen Medal from the United Nations in recognition of her longstanding humanitarian work, particularly on behalf of refugee children. In 1997, Machel was honored with the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions and services in the field of human rights protection. One year later, Machel was one of the two winners of