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Dr Hastings Banda (1898 – 1997), President of Malawi, flies into London, having attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Singapore, 22nd January 1971. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Getty Images)
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Malawi celebrates independence day, but the first president left his mark

The historical record shows that Malawi’s difficulties under Hastings Banda were evident at the very moment of the country’s founding

  • Brooks Marmon
4 min read