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Hastings Banda

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First president of Malawi

PoliticiansLived 1890 to 1997 · aged 107
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Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian politician who served as the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966, when Malawi was a Dominion/Commonwealth realm.

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A young Hastings BandaA young Hastings BandaHastings Banda with Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, 1961Hastings Banda with Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, 1961In 1967, Banda visited TaiwanIn 1967, Banda visited TaiwanBanda with Tanzanian President Julius NyerereBanda with Tanzanian President Julius NyerereBanda meeting with Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda in 1975Banda meeting with Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda in 1975Banda in New Delhi, November 1983Banda in New Delhi, November 1983U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle with Banda in 1991U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle with Banda in 1991

Awards 1

Order of the Lion

Connected to Hastings 6

Franz Josef StraußAlso won Order of the LionBingu wa MutharikaAlso won Order of the LionCharles, Prince of WalesAlso won Order of the LionBakili MuluziAlso won Order of the LionNelson MandelaAlso won Order of the LionYaroslav HrytsakAlso won Order of the Lion

About this person

Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian politician who served as the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966, when Malawi was a Dominion/Commonwealth realm. In 1966, the country became a republic and he became the first president as a result, ruling until his defeat in 1994.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1890 to 1997 · aged 107
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31 languages

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