Akio Morita vs Samora Machel
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Samora Machel (1933–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1933 to 1986.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified
Samora Machel (1933–1986)
- — Born in Chilembene, Gaza Province, Portuguese Mozambique Verified
- — Trained as a nurse in Lourenço Marques
- — Joined FRELIMO and trained in Algeria Verified
- — Took part in the launch of the armed struggle against Portuguese rule Verified
- — Appointed FRELIMO's secretary of defence
- — Became president of FRELIMO Verified
- — Married Graça Simbine Verified
- — Became the first president of independent Mozambique Verified
- — Signed the Nkomati Accord with South Africa Verified
- — Died in an aircraft crash at Mbuzini, South Africa Verified