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Ancient art
Rock art found at the Chongoni Rock-Art Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central...
Lazare Eloundou Assomo/© UNESCO
Principal peoples of Southern Africa, 17th to mid-19th century
Map showing the approximate locations of the principal peoples of Southern Africa...
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Colonial Southern Africa, 1884–1905
European penetration into Southern Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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British Central Africa Protectorate, c. 1902
Partial map of Africa, showing Lake Nyasa, the British Central Africa Protectorate,...
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First president of Malawi
Hastings Kamuzu Banda, pictured here in 1960, six years before Malawi became a republic...
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Bingu wa Mutharika
Malawian Pres. Bingu wa Mutharika, 2009.
Lawrence Jackson—Official White House Photo
Presidential inauguration
Joyce Banda inspecting the honor guard during her inauguration as Malawi's new president,...
Stephane De Sakutin—AFP/Getty Images
Joyce Banda
Malawian Pres. Joyce Banda addressing the United Nations General Assembly, New York...
Paulo Filgueiras/UN Photo
Lazarus Chakwera
The president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, speaking at a ceremony in Washington,...
© Kevin Wolf/POOL—AFP/Getty Images