Malawi

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Malawi is a nation in Africa. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has overseen some economic improvement. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009.

Malawian Polities

•  Shiré River Protectorate
•  Nyasaland Districts Protectorate
•  British Central Africa Protectorate
•  Nyasaland Protectorate
• British Empire: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963)
• Malawi (1964-1966)
• Republic of Malawi (From 1964)

Neighbouring Nations

• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Zambia

References

• The World Factbook (CIA)
  
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
  
• World Statesmen.org