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Bingu wa Mutharika (Brightson Webster Ryson Thom)

Date of Birth: 24 February 1934
Place of Birth: Thyolo, Nyasaland
Died: 5 April 2012


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Deconstructing Chindia

‘I am a product of India ’ Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika Chairman of the 53-member African Union and a graduate of Delhi University said in January...


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Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Ties abound between India and the three countries: Vedanta is the largest foreign investor in Zambia Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika was educated at Delhi University and Botswana has a long history of military cooperation with the Indian army...


The rise and rise of ethnic politics

The star attraction of the Lhomwe cultural festival last month was President Bingu wa Mutharika: his presence reflects his growing use of his own ethnic identity to mobilise political support...


Seeking power

In the meantime President Bingu wa Mutharika moves from strength to strength boosted by his massive election victory last May...


Glass houses

Questions have arisen about the financing of President Bingu wa Mutharika's palace and mausoleum in Thyolo District...


On top and in charge

After his victory in the 19 May elections President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) dominate Malawi's political scene (AC Vol 50 No 11)...


A double win for Bingu

They voted for Bingu wa Mutharika for a second term in the presidency by a margin of over two to one against political veteran John Tembo who represented the two main opposition parties (AC Vol 50 No 7)...


Then there were two

Muluzi’s UDF would then compete only for parliamentary seats leaving incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika and Tembo to compete for the presidency...


A new federation

Presidents Rupiah Banda of Zambia Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe have in their different ways criticised European (they mean British) interference in their countries' politics...

Now Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika enjoys backing Mugabe's denunciations of Britain and of neocolonialism...


Two horse race

President Bingu wa Mutharika is confident of victory in May's election under his new blue Democratic Progressive Party banner; John Tembo has a last chance under the Malawi Congress Party's black red and green as does Bakili Muluzi under the United Democratic Front's yellow...


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