Chakufwa Chihana
(1939-2006)
Chihana is a Malawian activist, trade unionist, and politician. He was known as the father of Democracy in Malawi
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Chakufwa Chihana (23 April 1939 – 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'. 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. He was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1992.
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23 April 1939
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12 June 2006 (aged 67) Johannesburg, South Africa
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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