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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Basic timeline of Malawi

This post is a basic timeline of Malawi. There are 10 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (50,000 - 60,000 years ago)
• Maravi Empire (1480-1891)
• Gaspar Bocarro and Portugal arrive (1616)
• Ngoni and Yao cultures emerge (19th century)
• British Central Africa Protectorate (1839-1907)
• British Nyasaland Protectorate (1907-1964)
• Malawi gains independence (1964)
• Cabinet crisis (1964)
• Hastings Banda is President (1966-1994)
• Multi-party democracy (1993 - now)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Malawi at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Malawi.)