Malawi,officially the Republic of Malawi,is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west,Tanzania to the north and northeast,and Mozambique to the east,south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 19,431,566. Malawi's capital is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre,its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital,Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi,an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people.
The History of Malawi covers the area of present-day Malawi. The region was once part of the Maravi Empire. In colonial times,the territory was ruled by the British,under whose control it was known first as British Central Africa and later Nyasaland. It became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The country achieved full independence,as Malawi,in 1964. After independence,Malawi was ruled as a one-party state under Hastings Banda until 1994.
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was the prime minister and later president of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. In 1966,the country became a republic and he became the first president as a result.
Ifor Huw Irranca-Davies is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician,who has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ogmore since 2016. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ogmore from 2002 to 2016.
Bingu wa Mutharika was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party,which he founded in February 2005;it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election.
Brown James Mpinganjira,popularly known as BJ is a Malawian Politician who used his 1986 detention to fight the injustices of the then one party state. He worked with others in prison and used their time to devise ways on how to change the direction of Malawi's political state.
John Zenus Ungapake Tembo is a Malawian politician who served for years as President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Tembo comes from the Dedza District in central Malawi,and he is a teacher by profession. Beginning in the 1960s he was an important politician in Malawi,and he was a key figure in the regime of Hastings Banda (1964–1994). He has been variously described as "physically slight,ascetic,fastidious" and "cunning". He was replaced as President of the MCP in August 2013.
Rodwell Thomas Changara Munyenyembe was a Malawian politician who served twice as Speaker of the National Assembly,from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2004 until his death. He also twice served as a cabinet minister,in the governments of Hastings Banda and Bakili Muluzi. He worked as a teacher prior to entering politics.
Cassim Chilumpha is a Malawian politician who was Vice-President of Malawi from June 2004 to May 2009. Later,under President Joyce Banda,he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Mining in April 2012.
Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician and former President. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party,created in 2011. An educator and grassroots women's rights activist,she was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and the Vice-President of Malawi from May 2009 to April 2012. She had served in various roles as a member of Parliament and as Minister of Gender and Child Welfare before she became the President of the Republic of Malawi.
Dunduzu Kaluli Chisiza(8 August 1930 –2 September 1962),also known as Gladstone Chisiza,was an African nationalist who was active in the independence movements in Rhodesia and Nyasaland,respectively present-day Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Education in Malawi stresses academic preparation leading to access to secondary school and universities. However,few students go on to high school or university. The dropout rate is also very high particularly among primary school pupils.
Jessica Rose Epel Alupo,commonly known as Jessica Alupo,is the ninth and current vice president of Uganda since 2021. She is a Ugandan politician,educator,and former military officer. She previously served in the cabinet of Uganda as minister of education between 2011 and 2016. She is also an elected member of parliament as Katakwi District's women's representative.
Goodall Edward Gondwe was a Malawian economist who served in his country's cabinet as Minister of Finance on two occasions:from 2004 to 2009,and from 2014 to 2019. He also served as Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2010 and Minister of Natural Resources,Energy and Environment Affairs from 2011 to 2012.
Petros Efthymiou is a Greek academic and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. A former minister and MEP,he is currently the parliamentary spokesman of his party.
Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice,specialising in international economic law,international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother,President Bingu wa Mutharika,on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.
Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawian politician who was Vice President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014,serving under President Joyce Banda. He is credited with being the first vice president from the Northern Region of Malawi. The three previous vice presidents came from the central and southern regions. Kachali previously held a number of cabinet positions between 2004 and 2010.
Patricia Annie Kaliati is a Malawian politician and former educator who has held various ministerial positions in the Cabinet of Malawi.
Eta Elizabeth Banda is a former Malawian politician who was the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011. Prior to entering politics,she worked as a health professional and university administrator.
Augustine Bwanausi was born in Malawi,then called Nyasaland,in 1930 and trained as a science teacher,but was also politically active in the Nyasaland African Congress,campaigning for the end of colonial rule. In March 1959,a State of Emergency was declared,and Bwanausi was arrested as a leading Congress member and detained until 1960. On his release,he joined the Malawi Congress Party and in 1961 was elected to the Legislative Council,becoming Minister of Internal Affairs and Development in the same year. In 1963,he became Minister of Works. In 1964,there was a confrontation between Banda and most of his ministers,which led to the sacking of Bwanausi and two of his cabinet colleagues in September 1964. Three other cabinet ministers resigned in sympathy,and although Banda was willingness to re-instate Bwanausi and one or two other ministers,their insistence on all be reinstated ended any hope of a reconciliation. In October 1964,Bwanausi left Malawi for Zambia,where he resumed teaching,and was active in Malawian exile politics until his death in a car accident in 1968
