Background
BANDA, Hastings was born on May 14, 1906.
BANDA, Hastings was born on May 14, 1906.
Mission school, Edinburgh University and in United States of America.
Worked in gold mine; spent twelve years in United States in study and medical practice. Medical practice in Willesden, England, until 1954, in Kumasi, Ghana 1954-1958. Returned to Nyasaland to take up leadership of Malawi Congress Party since 1958.
Detained during declared state of emergency March 1959-April 1960.
Minister of Natural Resources, Survey and Local Government 1961-1963. Prime Minister of Nyasaland 1963-1964, of Malawi 1964-1966, President, of Republic of Malawi July since 1966 (named President, for Life 1971).
President, of Malawi Congress Party since 1966 (named President, for Life 1971). Also Minister of External Affairs, Justice, Works, Agriculture and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces.
Chancellor, University of Malawi since 1965.