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2. Malawi Congress Party - Wikipedia

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   The Malawi Congress Party was the successor to the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) party, which was banned in 1959. The MCP was founded in 1959 by Orton Chirwa, Nyasaland's first African barrister, soon after his release from Gwelo Prison, and other NAC leaders including Aleke Banda and S. Kamwendo, in agreement with Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who remained in prison.

3. Malawi President Chakwera secures his party's support for ...

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   Chilima was the leader of the UTM and his party helped Chakwera secure an absolute majority in the 2020 election. Malawi's political system requires a presidential candidate to secure more than 50 ...

4. List of political parties in Malawi - Wikipedia

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   The Nyasaland African Congress led the anti-colonial movements in Malawi under the leadership of Kamuzu Banda. When the NAC was banned it changed its name to the Malawi Congress Party which led Malawi to independence and continued to rule from 1964 until 1994, under a one party state system. This system was challenged by political activists ...

5. Colin Cameron (Malawian politician) - Wikipedia

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   Although Banda initially asked Cameron to run in the Blantyre constituency against Michael Hill Blackwood, Cameron requested that he be given a seat with a realistic change of winning, and was instead nominated in the Soche constituency, [5] where he ran as a pro-Malawi Congress Party independent.

6. Malawian diaspora - Wikipedia

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   Malawian diaspora refers to Malawian citizens and foreign nationals of Malawian descent who relocate—temporarily or permanently—to foreign countries. There are no reliable figures on how many Malawians live abroad. Populations of Malawians can be found in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.

7. Politics of Malawi - Wikipedia

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   Malawi is a multi-party state system (see list of political parties in Malawi). Malawi began as a one-party state in 1964, with the MCP being the only party until 1993. A movement called the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) under the leadership of Chakufwa Chihana grew, calling for the end of Kamuzu Banda's dictatorship. [29]

8. 2019 Malawian general election - Wikipedia

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   The other candidates included Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi Congress Party) and Atupele Muluzi (United Democratic Front). Former president Joyce Banda ( People's Party ) had originally planned to run for the presidency, but withdrew her candidacy two months before the election; [ 8 ] she later endorsed opposition candidate Lazarus Chakwera.

9. Malawi's main opposition endorses ex-president Mutharika to ...

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   Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential election. Mutharika, 84, who was ...