Malawians fought several
wars at different times of the century in the quest to attain independence and
many of them lost their lives. There was famous 1915 John chilembwe uprising
and then there were two world wars where many Malawians frighters survived but
there were left with emotion and physical scars. Every march 3rd, the
country commemorates the brevity of these martyrs. May founding Fathers of
Malawi never ever be forgotten...
Some of the federation fighters and old
soldiers who fought in two World wars. In their honour, government through the
ministry of Defence established a village for these old soldiers in Zomba
REVEREND JOHN CHILEMBWE
He is such a great hero and martyr of
Malawi. He was an orthodox Baptist educator and the first African with a sense
of Malawian nationalism. He returned to Nyasaland in 1900 as an ordain Baptist
and founded the providence industrial mission, which developed into seven
schools. He led dramatis and violent uprising against colonialism in 1915. He
instilled values o hard-work, self-respect and self-help in his community. His
day is observed annually as a public holiday on January 15th.
Chilembwe’s likeness is seen on the obverse of all Malawians kwacha notes.
HASTINGS KAMUZU BANDA
Malawi’s first president Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda led Malawi
for 30 years from 1961 to 1994. He returned home to speak against colonialism
and advocated for independence. In 1963, he was formally appointed as
Nyasaland’s prime minister, and led the country to independence as Malawi a
year later. Although he presided over one of the most repressive regimes in
Africa, he generally supported women’s rights, improved the country’s
infrastructure, and maintained a good educational system relative to other
African countries. On 14th may 2009, current president Bingu Wa
Mutharika unveiled Kamuzu status (in the picture) worth K20 million mounted at
the National Monument Park at Capital city in Lilongwe.
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