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Month: December 2019
Lost history
PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT XMASS DAYS/OCCASIONS IN THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF MALAWI.
by Staff Researcher •
1. XMASS EVE OF 1963 A leader of an opposition coalition against MCP called Mbadwa Party Gilbert Pondeponde is brutally murdered by MCP hoodlums on Christmas eve of 1963 at his home in Chileka ahead of April 1964 elections whose registration period opened barely six days later. On Christmas day of 1963, the sad news…
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Shooting Trip In Nyasaland At Christmas: Archer, J
by Staff Researcher •
Manuscript description of shooting trip in Nyasaland (Malawi) by Captain John Archer. Collection/items by ARCHER, Captain John (1871-1954) Date 1911 Specific Place(s) Nyasaland, Malawi, Africa Specific keywords shooting, expedition Archive reference Archer Nyasaland 01 – 10 For further details, click here Source: KCL: KING’S COLLECTIONS: THE SERVING SOLDIER (NX)
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Video Documentary Series on the Assassination of the Mwanza Four in May 1983.
by Staff Researcher •
On the 18th May 1983, three cabinet ministers and a member of parliament were assassinated by agents of the Malawi Government. Popularly known as the Mwanza Four, their names were: Hon. Dick Matenje (MP) the Minister without portfolio and Secretary-General of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP); Hon. Aaron Gadama (MP) the Regional Minister for Centre;…
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The April 1964 Elections in Nyasaland Amidst Terror, Violence, and Intimidation Against Opposition and Other Critical Thinkers.
by Staff Researcher •
The General elections were due to be held for the Legislative Council in Nyasaland on 28 April 1964. These would have been the first in the country under universal suffrage. The general roll was to elect 50 members while the special roll had three seats reserved for Europeans to be elected as members of parliament. A total of…
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