Malawi-kb-fa09

= = The Europeans came to Malawi when Scottish missions, from the Free Church of Scotland, were established in 1875 and 1876. They came to help fight against the slave trade. In 1883 a British consul was stationed in the country. A British explorer and colonial official Harry Johnston made treaties with the rulers of Mozambique. They later formed a British Protectorate with Mozambique and called it the Nyasaland Districts Protectorate. Then in 1915 an African preacher, John Chilemwe, lead a bloody uprising, in protest of the treatment of Africans. Nationalists movements were strengthened after World War II and the protectorate between Rhodesia and Nyasaland ended in 1963. This allowed the Nyasaland to have its own internal government and Hastings Kamuzu Banda, leader of the Malawi Congress Party, became the first Prime Minister (Malawi). On July 6, 1964 Malawi gained its Independence, and became a Republic. Hastings Kamuzu Banda then became the first President. During his rule Banda tried very hard to stay neutral during the conflicts of the United Kingdom, and the Rhodesia government, while also keeping close trades with Rhodesia’s white minority. Friendly relations with Mozambique were continued, and he even made a trade pact with South Africa. Somewhere amongst all of the success though, Banda decided that he should be President for life. So he changes the constitution, and made it so. He got plenty of criticism however and much pressure was put on him from opposing political groups. During May, 1994 a new constitution was made, and multi party elections came to be in Malawi. President Banda was defeated by the leader of the United Democratic Front, Bakili Muluzi. Muluzi kept the new constitution, got rid of torture institutions, and freed political prisoners. However because less than half of the legislative seats were won by Democrats, during the reelections of 1999, its safe to say that there hasn’t been much drastic changes in Malawi. (Malawi). (History).
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