Malawi History: Difference between revisions
m (Text replacement - "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>| link1=" to "{{breadcrumb | link1=") |
No edit summary |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|Topic Type=Background | |Topic Type=Background | ||
|Background=History | |Background=History | ||
| | |Content=Acceptable | ||
}}{{breadcrumb | }}{{breadcrumb | ||
| link1=[[Malawi Genealogy|Malawi]] | | link1=[[Malawi Genealogy|Malawi]] | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| link5=[[Malawi History|History]] | | link5=[[Malawi History|History]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
===Print Publications=== | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| Line 19: | Line 23: | ||
Upon gaining independence it became a totalitarian one-party state under the presidency of Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994. Malawi has a democratic, multi-party government headed by an elected president. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations. | Upon gaining independence it became a totalitarian one-party state under the presidency of Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994. Malawi has a democratic, multi-party government headed by an elected president. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations. | ||
Malawi has a low life expectancy and high infant mortality. There is a diverse population of native peoples, Asians and Europeans, with several languages spoken and an array of religious beliefs. Although there was periodic regional conflict | Malawi has a low life expectancy and high infant mortality. There is a diverse population of native peoples, Asians and Europeans, with several languages spoken and an array of religious beliefs. Although there was periodic regional conflict fueled in part by ethnic divisions in the past, by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of a Malawian nationality had reemerged. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi] | ||
See also [https://www.geni.com/projects/Pioneers-and-Early-Settlers-Southern-Rhodesia-now-Zimbabwe/5802 Pioneers and Early Settlers - Southern Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe] | See also [https://www.geni.com/projects/Pioneers-and-Early-Settlers-Southern-Rhodesia-now-Zimbabwe/5802 Pioneers and Early Settlers - Southern Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe] | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1859 - David Livingstone reached Lake Malawi and identified the Shire Highlands south of the lake as an area suitable for European settlement<br> | 1859 - David Livingstone reached Lake Malawi and identified the Shire Highlands south of the lake as an area suitable for European settlement<br> | ||
| Line 29: | Line 34: | ||
1963 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved<br> | 1963 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved<br> | ||
1964 - The protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic<br> | 1964 - The protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic<br> | ||
== References == | |||
{{ | ==Strategy== | ||
Why use histories in your research?<br> | |||
*Learn why on the [[History|History Wiki page]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Malawi]] | [[Category:Malawi]] | ||
[[Category:Histories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:48, 20 August 2025
| Malawi Wiki Topics |
|
| Malawi Beginning Research |
| Record Types |
| Malawi Background |
|
|
|
|
| Local Research Resources |
In other languages: Resources
Online Resources
Print Publications
History
The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled by migrating Bantu groups around the 10th century. Centuries later in 1891 the area was colonised by the British. In 1953 Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, became a protectorate within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Federation was dissolved in 1963. In 1964 the protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic.
Upon gaining independence it became a totalitarian one-party state under the presidency of Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994. Malawi has a democratic, multi-party government headed by an elected president. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations.
Malawi has a low life expectancy and high infant mortality. There is a diverse population of native peoples, Asians and Europeans, with several languages spoken and an array of religious beliefs. Although there was periodic regional conflict fueled in part by ethnic divisions in the past, by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of a Malawian nationality had reemerged. [1]
See also Pioneers and Early Settlers - Southern Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe
Timeline
1859 - David Livingstone reached Lake Malawi and identified the Shire Highlands south of the lake as an area suitable for European settlement
1891 - The area was colonised by the British
1953 - Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, became a protectorate within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1963 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved
1964 - The protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic
Strategy
Why use histories in your research?
- Learn why on the History Wiki page