# Vera Chirwa

> Vera Mlangazua Chirwa is a Malawi-born lawyer and human and civil rights activist. She was Malawi's first woman lawyer and a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women's League. She fought for multiparty democratic rule in Malawi and was charged with treason, tried and sentenced to death by President Kamuzu Banda. She spent 12 years on death row. She was married to lawyer Orton Chirwa, Malawian Minister of Justice and Attorney General, who later died in prison.

*Malawian lawyer and activist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1932-05-26
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://uz.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [فيرا تشيروا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [فيرا تشيروا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
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- [Vera Chirwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Чирва, Вера](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [ویرا چیروا](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7_%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [Vera Chirwa](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vera_Chirwa)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2502692)

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