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Malawi was first settled during the 10th century and remained under native rule until 1891 when it was colonized by the British
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between 1951 and 1953 Britain combined Nyasaland with the colonies of Northern and Southern Rhodesia to form a federation
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Banda was elected president of the NAC and worked to mobilize nationalist sentiment before being jailed by colonial authorities in 1959
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On July 6, 1964, Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi.
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DR hastings became malawis first prime minester and later became president at his first day yof ruler he declared one party one leader and one government.
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Bakili Muluzi of the United Democratic Front (UDF) won the country's first free election in May 1994, ending Banda's 30-year rule.
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Senior officials are believed to have sold off 160,000 tons of reserve maize in 2000, despite the signs of a coming famine
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In 2002 and 2003, the country faced severe food shortages, with more than 3 million people suffering.
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In 2005, Malawi faced its worst food shortage in over a decade, with more than 4 million people, 34% of the population, without adequate food supplies
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President Mutharika won reelection in a landslide in May 2009 elections, taking 66% of the vote. John Tembo came in a distant second with 30.7%.
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in 2010 the population was about : 15,447,500
