2011 Malawian protests

2011 Malawi protests
Date17 July 2011 – 21 September 2011
Location
Malawi
Caused byCorruption, inflation, fuel shortages[1]
GoalsResignation of President Bingu wa Mutharika[2] and his government
MethodsDemonstrations
StatusEnded
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
19 killed, at least 58 injured (Human Rights Commission claim)[4] and 98 seriously injured[5] on both sides with up to 275 arrests made.[1]

The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi.[6] On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party.[7] After the first two days of protests, 18 deaths, 98 serious injuries and 275 arrests had been reported.[1] Further demonstrations were organised on 17 August and 21 September[8] The first protest was later cancelled due to the intervention of a UN representative in initiating a dialogue; however, the talks broke down with more protests planned for Red Wednesday through a national vigil.[9][10]

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  4. ^ Banda, Mabvuto (15 August 2011). "Malawi report says 19 killed, 58 shot in protests". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ^ William Niba (22 July 2011). "African press review 22 July 2011". Malawi Protests. RFI. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Malawi: Analysing the Repression of the Protests". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Despite threats, Malawi protesters rally against high prices, corruption". The Christian Science Monitor. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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  9. ^ "Malawi activists plan fresh protests next week". Reuters. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  10. ^ Jomo, Frank (15 September 2011). "Malawian Civil-Society Groups to Hold Anti-Government Protest on Sept. 21". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.