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The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. [6] On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party. [7]
Martha Kwataine. Martha Kwataine is a Malawian health and human rights activist, and the founder and former executive director of the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN). In October 2006, Kwataine founded the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN), and became its executive director. [1] [2] MHEN is an "independent alliance of organizations and ...
Nyasa Times is an online newspaper providing Malawian news, founded by Edgar Chibaka in 2006. It began reporting in late 2006. [1] According to its own website, it received "over 8 million hits per month" in 2010. The publication has on numerous occasion been at loggerheads with the Bingu wa Mutharika government.
Joyce Banda. Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950 [2]) is a Malawian politician, who served as President of Malawi, from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. 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. [3]
Lazarus Chakwera. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi and minister of defence since June 2020. [1] He also serves as minister of defence per Malawian constitution, [citation needed] he has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. [2]
Politics of Malawi. Politics of Malawi takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malawi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National ...
Malawian Defence Force. The Malawi Defence Force [2] is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. It originated from elements of the British King's African Rifles, colonial units formed before independence in 1964. The military is organized under the purview of the Ministry of Defence.
Agnes Penemulungu is a Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South in Malawi. She was elected on President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party ticket. Family. She is married to Malawian businessman Lucky Penemulungu. Mutharika's death. Penemulungu was in a meeting with Bingu wa Mutharika when he collapsed and died.