We are pleased to announce Series No. 5 in the ongoing *Freedom
Fighters Series, a platform dedicated to honouring and reflecting on
the contributions of courageous individuals who helped shape Malawi’s
democratic journey.
🗓 Date: Sunday, 8 June 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM (CAT)
📍 Platform: Virtual
🎙 Speaker: Prof. Edge Kanyongolo
Topic: Guardians of the Constitution: Legal Education, the Bar, and
the Struggle for Democracy in Malawi (1992–1994)
In this session, Prof. Edge Kanyongolo will examine the pivotal role
that legal education and the legal profession played in resisting
authoritarian one party state and laying the foundations for a
democratic dispensation in Malawi.
We invite you to join us in honouring those who stood firm in defence of
justice, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
Join via Zoom
https://zoom.us/j/98652433813?pwd=wqrcZKU0HNugWv9wjqla2yjtKii3QG.1
Meeting ID: 986 5243 3813
Passcode: 165220
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PROF. EDGE KANYONGOLO: FROM STUDENT REVOLUTIONARY AND ACTOR TO A
PROFESSOR OF LAW
Prof. Edge Kanyongolo stands among Malawi’s most distinguished legal
scholars and human rights activists. While many know him for his immense
contributions to legal education and constitutionalism during the
transition to multi-party democracy between 1992 and 1994, his story of
activism began when he was a student.
On 3rd February 1983, he was arrested alongside five fellow students at
the University of Malawi (Chancellor College)—Zangaphe Chizeze, Mac
Willie Killion, Tubby Chibwana, and two others. They were accused of
founding an underground Marxist political movement at the campus. The
group was taken to Maula Prison in Lilongwe for intense interrogations
and later transferred to the notorious Mikuyu Prison in Zomba, a
facility known for detaining political prisoners.
At the time of his arrest, Prof. Edge Kanyongolo was in his third year
pursuing a law degree. He was also a celebrated artist and activist in
the cultural space, particularly through his performances with the
Travelling Theatre, a dynamic drama troupe based at Chancellor College.
He and his colleague Zangaphe Chizeze captivated audiences across the
country with bold and thought-provoking productions.
Just two months before his arrest, Prof. Edge Kanyongolo was voted *Best
Actor in Chichewa Drama* in the 1982-End of Year- MBC Radio Listeners’
Polls.
#Lost History Foundation.