Heads of state of Malawi
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[edit] Latest election
| Candidates | Parties | Votes | % |
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| Bingu wa Mutharika | United Democratic Front | 1,119,738 | 35.9 |
| John Tembo | Malawi Congress Party | 846,457 | 27.1 |
| Gwanda Chakuamba | Mgwirizano Coalition | 802,386 | 25.7 |
| Brown Mpinganjira | National Democratic Alliance | 272,172 | 8.7 |
| Justin Chimera Malewezi | People's Progressive Movement | 78,892 | 2.5 |
| Total (turnout 54.3 %) | 3,119,645 | 100.0 | |
| Registered voters | 5,742,747 | ||
[edit] List of Heads of State of Malawi
Affiliations:-
MCP = Malawi Congress Party - nationalist, authoritarian, sole legal party 1966-1993
UDF = United Democratic Front - liberal
| Term | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Malawi | |||
| 6 July 1964 to 6 July 1966 | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II represented by:- Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General |
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| Republic of Malawi | |||
| 6 July 1966 to 21 May 1994 | Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President | MCP | |
| 21 May 1994 to 20 May 2004 | Bakili Muluzi, President | UDF | |
| 20 May 2004 to present | Bingu wa Mutharika, President | UDF |
For colonial heads prior to independence see: Colonial Heads of Malawi (Nyasaland)
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