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	Malawi History and Information - Safari info for Malawi
		The Tumbuka, Ngoni, and Tonga (in the north) and the Chewa, Yao, Nguru, and Nyanja (in the center and south) are the main subgroups.
		The population of Malawi is estimated at 11,906,855.
		Malawi is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1995.
	www.eyesonafrica.net /african-safari-malawi/malawi-info.htm (1589 words)

	Malawi
		Malawi is the "warm heart of Africa" with abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery in Liwonde national Park.
		Malawi is a land-locked country with 20% of its territoty covered by Lake Malawi, and it has an incredible variety of stunning landscapes.
		Malawi’s economy prospered in the 1970s with the assistance of foreign aid and investment, and grew at an annual rate of 6 percent.
	us-africa.tripod.com /malawi.html (1203 words)

	HISTORY
		Malawi is a small landlocked country in Africa, south of the Equator between latitude 9 degrees 45' and 17 degrees 16' South and between longitudes 33 degrees 35' east.
		Malawi has a varied topography of mountains and rivers, which have a direct effect on the climate with temperatures ranging from 14 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius along the lakeshore and Shire River valley areas.
		The predominant vegetation of Malawi is the savannah woodland.
	www.sdnp.org.mw /min-information/history.htm (1229 words)

	History - Malawi - Africa
		By the 16th century a Malawi kingdom, from which the present name of the country is derived, had a prospering trade with the coastal areas of Mozambique.
		Jesuit missionaries from Portugal visited the territory near Lake Nyasa as early as the 17th century, but the lake probably was not known to Europeans until Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone reached its shores in 1859.
		Malawi’s economy performed sluggishly in the early 1990s, burdened by foreign debt and by an influx of Mozambican refugees.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/malawi/history.htm (648 words)

	History of Malawi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of their objectives was to end the slave trade to the Persian Gulf that continued to the end of the 19th century.
		The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth) on July 6, 1964.
		Increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to a referendum in which the Malawian people were asked to vote for either a multi-party democracy or the continuation of a one-party state.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/malawi.html (787 words)

	Malawi. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Malawi is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1995.
		Malawi is among the world’s least developed countries, with most of the population involved in subsistence agriculture.
		Malawi’s few manufactures are limited to basic goods, such as processed food and beverages, lumber, textiles, construction materials, and small consumer goods.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Malawi.html (1439 words)

	Africatravelco - Oveland Safaris and Adventures
		History Malawi was settled by various Bantu tribes, these tribes traded in agricultural surplus and ivory with Portuguese merchants on the coast.
		Elections were held shortly after and the Malawi Congress Party (Banda's party) won easily, the party dissolved the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and in July 1964 Malawi became independent.
		Malawi has signed a defence and security cooperation agreement with Mozambique this was with the intention of concealing the activities of the MNR, Mozambique is also supplying Malawi.
	www.africatravelco.net /maps.php?map=malawi (652 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Malaw Journal
		The name Malawi means: the lake where sub-hazed is reflected in the water like fir,” and it is the vast and splendid Lake Malawi — the third largest lake in Africa — from which country takes its name.
		Malawi lays in a narrow strip never more than 160 km [100 miles] wide, and the country’s share of Lake Malawi covers one-fifth of the lake’s area.
		Malawi is a tourist’s paradise, but until recently, tourists and the local people had to follow strict dress rules: women were not allowed to wear trousers or skirt above the knee, and men were forbidden to wear their hair longer than collar length.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Africa/Malawi (978 words)

	Malawi: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The state of Kitwara was part of a small country on the coast of Lake Malawi (previously Nyasa), and had been part of a series of nations related to gold production and ruled by the Monomotapa of Zimbabwe (see Zimbabwe).
		The closure of the Mozambique-Rhodesia border led to a drastic reduction in Malawiâs trade with Rhodesia, depriving Ian Smithâs racist government of an escape route from the international blockade.
		Malawi suffered the consequences of an intensive drought in 1994 which led to a food shortage.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=78 (1491 words)

	history of malawi
		Malawi is host to several cave paintings (in Mangochi and the Nyika Plateau to name two) that date back to the iron age.
		The first Europeans to arrive in Malawi were Portuguese explores who eventually made their way further south to settle in Mozambique.
		The most famous explorer to reach Malawi was Dr. David Livingstone (yes, from the quote “Dr. Livingstone I presume”) in 1846.
	www.ujeni.net /pctest/parts/history.html (976 words)

	Malawi History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Settled in the 1200s by a tribe whose descendants remain important in the country, and by the Ngoni some 600 years later, the area that would become Malawi was made a British-controlled protectorate in 1891.
		Self government was granted in 1962 and Malawi Congress party leader Dr. H.
		The next year, Malawi's citizens voted decisively to restore a multiparty political structure and proceeded to vote Banda out.
	www.nationbynation.com /Malawi/History1.html (127 words)

	Malawi History \| iExplore.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Formerly Nyasaland, Malawi was once named Maravi, or ‘reflected light’, perhaps referring to the brilliant glitter on Lake Malawi as the sun shines on it.
		Malawi is one of the worst affected countries with an estimated one million people (just under 10 per cent of the total population) living with HIV/AIDS infection.
		In 2000, in a development which had repercussions across Africa, Malawi was pressurised by international financial institutions due to the surplus from its bumper maize crop to meet debt repayments.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Malawi/History (1086 words)

	Malawi (10/06)
		Malawi's judicial system, based on the English model, is made up of magisterial lower courts, a High Court, and a Supreme Court of Appeal.
		Malawi's Permanent Mission to the United Nations is located at 866 UN Plaza, Suite 486, New York, NY 10017 (tel.: 212-317-8738/8718; fax: 212-317-8729; e-mail: Malawinewyork@aol.com or MalawiU@aol.com).
		Malawi's economic reliance on the export of agricultural commodities renders it particularly vulnerable to external shocks such as declining terms of trade and drought.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7231.htm (5128 words)

	Bingu beckons investors, predicts change (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Speaking to journalists after her audience with the Malawi leader, Frazer said the US government was happy that Malawi had qualified for the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (Hipc) debt relief initiative.
		Malawi intends to open up access to the Indian Ocean through the existing Shire-Zambezi Waterway which is navigable from an inland port in Malawi to the port of Chinde on the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, a distance of 238 kilometres.
		Malawi made quite an impression at the UN with its set priorities that are to be implemented in the next five years to speed up socio economic growth for the people.
	www.nationmalawi.com /articles.asp?articleID=19018 (1083 words)

	A Short History of Malawi
		In the 18th century and early 19th century a people from northern Mozambique called the Yao raided Malawi and took captives to be sold to the Arabs as slaves.
		In 1958 Dr Hasting Banda became head of the African Congress, which was renamed the Malawi Congress Party in 1959.
		In 2004 Bingu wa Mutharika was elected President of Malawi and he began an anti-corruption drive.
	www.localhistories.org /malawi.html (670 words)

	Malawi History
		Settled in the 1200s by a tribe whose descendants remain important in the country, and by the Ngoni some 600 years later, the area that would become Malawi was made a British-controlled protectorate in 1891.
		Self government was granted in 1962 and Malawi Congress party leader Dr. H.
		The next year, Malawi's citizens voted decisively to restore a multiparty political structure and proceeded to vote Banda out.
	www.multied.com /nationbynation/Malawi/History1.html (127 words)

	FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI :: HISTORY
		According to informed soccer enthusiasts and analyst, the introduction of the game in Malawi dates back to the arrival of British Missionaries who preceeded the establishment of colonial administration in 1891.
		Malawi recorded its first ever win over zambia under Ray Bachelor, a Briton, in 1971 The team beat their opponents 3 - 1.
		Most football historians contend that malawi soccer took a giant leap forward with the arrival on the sceene of Brazilian Coach Wonder Moreira who replaced Ray Bachelor whose contract expired in 1972.
	www.fam.mw /history.html (523 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - History of Malawi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth) on July 6, 1964.
		Increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to a referendum in which the Malawian people were asked to vote for either a multi-party democracy or the continuation of a one-party state.
		Malawi saw its first transition between democratically elected presidents in May 2004, when the UDF’s presidential candidate Bingu wa Mutharika defeated MCP candidate John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba, who was backed by a grouping of opposition parties.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/CountryHistory.asp?CountryID=194&RegionID=5 (918 words)

	Malawi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Malawi is divided into three regions (the Northern, Central and Southern regions), which are further divided into twenty-seven districts, which in turn are further divided into 137 traditional authorities and 68 sub-chief[dom?]s.
		Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Portugal
		Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara (SADR) · Zambia · Zimbabwe
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malawi (3119 words)

	A short history of Malawi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In present-day Malawi exists in the fifteenth century the Kingdom of Malawi.
		In the sixteenth century Malawi is conquered by Bantu tribes.
		The Federation is dissolved in 1963 and as Malawi the country becomes a fully independent member of the Commonwealth in 1964.
	www.electionworld.org /history/malawi.htm (353 words)

	Travel in Lilongwe - Malawi - Africa - History - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hominids are known to have inhabited the Malawi area as long as 2 million years ago.
		The first Europeans to arrive in Malawi were Portuguese explorers who reached the African interior from the east coast of present-day Mozambique.
		Shortly afterward the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved, and Malawi declared its independence in July 1964.
	www.africatravelling.net /malawi/lilongwe/lilongwe_history.htm (1298 words)

	Malawi Travel Guide \| Malawi Travel Information Guide
		Malawi is becoming well known for the number of activities it can offer visitors.
		Wildlife and game viewing in the national parks are especially attractive to those wanting to experience trekking and viewing in entirely natural surroundings without tarred roads filled with convoys of 4-wheel drive vehicles.
		Malawi has nine national parks and wildlife reserves but six are especially recommended for visitors.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/158/country_guide/Africa/Malawi.html (116 words)

	MALAWI HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Malawi is rather small with an area of only 45,745 square miles.
		The earliest immigrants were the Bantu people who found Malawi in the first and fourth centuries AD From then to about AD 1200 these people did iron work and the slash-and-burn method of cultivation.
		From more than 50,000 years ago to today, Malawi's history has been made despite the obstacles they had to overcome.
	tps.dpi.state.nc.us /connectafrica/malawi/history.html (414 words)

	Norwich - Dedza Partnership : Malawi - History and Policits
		Remains found in Malawi suggest that, like the rest of east Africa it supported hominid life millions of years ago and later stone-age cultures.
		In 1891 Malawi became the British Protectorate of Nyasaland.
		Perhaps because of the lack of mineral deposits and the high population density, it was not colonised or developed as much as neighbouring Rhodesia.
	www.norwich-dedza.org /malawi_history.asp (283 words)

	Malawi - HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		* Malawi was settled by various Bantu tribes, these tribes traded in agricultural surplus and ivory with Portuguese merchants on the coast.
		* Elections were held shortly after and the Malawi Congress Party (Banda's party) won easily, the party dissolved the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and in July 1964 Malawi became independent.
		* Malawi has signed a defence and security cooperation agreement with Mozambique this was with the intention of concealing the activities of the MNR, Mozambique is also supplying Malawi.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/malawi/history.htm (544 words)

	Malawi Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Whether you want action or sloth, Malawi is the place for basking in either.
		The tourist brochures bill Malawi as 'the warm heart of Africa', and for once the hype is true.
		Malawi's scenery is gorgeous and varied and Malawians tend to be extremely friendly toward travellers.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/malawi (146 words)

	MavicaNET - History of Malawi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Catalogo / Regioni / Africa / Malavi / History of Malawi
		Catalogo / Cultura / Scienza / Scienze storiche / Storia regionale / History of Africa / History of Malawi
		Malawi was settled by various Bantu tribes, these tribes traded in agricultural surplus and ivory with Portuguese merchants on the coast.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/ita/24061.html (165 words)

	MALAWI: EARLY HISTORY
		This history, furnished by brother Jerry Cutter will predate brother Nichols as it deals with the way the Gospel (in any form) was first taken to Africa.
		Livingstone was born in 1813 and died in 1873.
		After Livingstone, several of the "traditional" denominations began to be established in Nyasaland, such as, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, with their Scottish background, and the Roman Catholics.
	www.newtestamentchurch.org /OPA/Articles/1991/06/OPA19910605.htm (1242 words)

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