HASTINGS KAMUZU BANDA


Hastings Kamuzu Banda
Hastings Kamuzu Banda
  • Born: February 15, 1898
  • Died: November 25, 1997
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Hastings Kamuzu Banda was the Prime Minister and later President of Malawi from 1964 to 1994 (for the first year of his rule as it achieved independence in 1964, Malawi was the British protectorate of Nyasaland). In 1966, the country became a republic and he became president. His rule has been characterized as a "highly repressive autocracy."