List of heads of state of Malawi
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| President of the Republic of Malawi |
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| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Hastings Banda |
| Formation | 6 July 1966 |
| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Malawi |
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Heads of State of Malawi (1964-Present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| Malawi (commonwealth realm) | ||||
| 6 July 1964 to 6 July 1966 | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi represented by:- |
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| 6 July 1964 to 6 July 1966 | Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General | |||
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
| The Republic of Malawi | ||||
| 6 July 1966 to 21 May 1994 | Hastings Banda, President1 | MCP | ||
| 21 May 1994 to 24 May 2004 | Bakili Muluzi, President | UDF | ||
| 24 May 2004 to 5 April 2012 | Bingu wa Mutharika, President | UDF/DPP | Died in office | |
| 7 April 2012 to Present | Joyce Banda, President | PP | ♀ | |
Affiliations
- MCP - Malawi Congress Party: Hastings Banda
- UDF - United Democratic Front: Bakili Muluzi
- DPP - Democratic Progressive Party: Bingu wa Mutharika
- PP - People's Party: Joyce Banda
Latest election
| Candidates | Parties | Votes | % |
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| Bingu wa Mutharika | Democratic Progressive Party | 2,946,103 | 65.98 |
| John Tembo | Malawi Congress Party | 1,370,044 | 30.69 |
| Kamuzu Chibambo | People's Transformation Party | 35,167 | 0.79 |
| Stanley Masauli | Republican Party | 33,887 | 0.76 |
| Loveness Gondwe | New Rainbow Coalition | 32,160 | 0.72 |
| James Mbowe Nyondo | independent | 27,328 | 0.61 |
| Dindi Gowa Nyasulu | Alliance for Democracy | 20,151 | 0.45 |
| Total (turnout %) | 4,464,840 | 100.00 | |
| Source: mec.org.mw | |||
See also
- List of colonial heads of Malawi (Nyasaland)
- List of Governors-General of Malawi
- List of heads of government of Malawi
- Lists of incumbents
References
- ^ In 1971, the National Assembly of Malawi declared Banda President for Life. His official title was His Excellency the Life President of the Republic of Malaŵi, Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda. The title Ngwazi means "chief of chiefs" (more literally, "great lion", or, some would say, "conqueror") in Chicheŵa language. Banda was stripped of these titles in 1993.
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