Chakufwa Chihana

Chakufwa Chihana
Second Vice President of Malawi
In office
1994–1996
PresidentBakili Muluzi
In office
2003–2004
PresidentBakili Muluzi
Personal details
BornApril 23, 1939
DiedJune 12, 2006(2006-06-12) (aged 67)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Political partyAlliance for Democracy
ChildrenEnock, Nina and Tawonga
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Chakufwa Chihana (23 April 1939[1] – 12 June 2006) was a Malawian human rights activist, pro-democracy advocate, trade unionist and later, politician. He held the post of Second Vice President in Malawi, under President Bakili Muluzi. He is often called the 'father of Malawian democracy'.[2] He served as leader of Malawi's first underground political movement, which urged President Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who had ruled for three decades, to call for a referendum on political pluralism.[3] He was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1992.

  1. ^ "Chakufwa Chihana". Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Chakufwa Chihana". The Scotsman. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Chakufwa Chihana, 67, Malawi Politician, Is Dead". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.