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After the results of the last general election in Malawi were annulled by the country's Constitutional Court in February, new elections are held.
2020-06-23

Former Malawian President Joyce Banda announces she is to return from three years of exile amid a corruption scandal.
2018-04-23

The Cabinet of Malawi is dissolved by President Joyce Banda amidst a graft scandal.
2013-10-10

Singer Madonna is accused by the office of Malawi President Joyce Banda of "bullying state officials" after she reportedly exaggerated her charity's contribution and complained about her treatment on a recent visit to the country.
2013-04-11

The Parliament of Malawi reverts the Flag of Malawi to the original version used between 1964 to 2010. The outgoing flag was introduced in 2010 by the late President Bingu wa Mutharika.
2012-05-28

Malawian President Joyce Banda sacks the national police chief, Peter Mukhito.
2012-04-9

Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is taken to Lilongwe's intensive care unit after cardiac arrest and is reported to have died.
2012-04-5

Riots erupt in Malawi in protest against the government of President Bingu wa Mutharika.
2011-07-20

At the African Union summit in Kampala, attended by 53 countries, its president, the President of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika, states International Criminal Court indictments against the Sudanese president undermine African peace and security and calls for the issue to be solved in a different way.
2010-07-25

President of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika pardons a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison for "gross indecency and unnatural acts".
2010-05-29