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This article lists events from the year 2023 in Malawi.
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This article lists events from the year 2023 in Malawi.
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
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Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.
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This article lists events from the year 2021 in Malawi.
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