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Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Leader and President of Malawi, His Badge and Signature on Membership Card, 1972 - Hastings Kamuzu Banda Leader and President of Malawi His Badge and Signature on Membership Card, 1972 Total size: 10 x 12.8 cm. (3.9 x 5 inches) Hastings Kamuzu Banda (c. 1898 – 25 November 1997) was a Malawian politician and statesman who served as the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966, when Malawi was a Dominion/ Commonwealth realm. In 1966, the country became a republic and he became the first president as a result, ruling until his defeat in 1994. Front (Green Card) Top Right 1972 (Image of a rooster) KWACHA! (Wake up! / Arise!) Dr. H. KAMUZU BANDA (portrait and name of the President-for-Life and MCP leader) Lower Section (KHADI LA UMEMBALA) (Membership Card) MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY Contribution: 22 Tambala Handwritten Autograph of Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda Pin-back badge with Banda’s portrait Inside (Folding Page) Left Column (Membership Form) Dzina – Name Malo anchito – Place of work Kumudzi – Village Bulanchi – District Tsiku lodulira khadi – Date card was issued: 28/7/72 Wapereka ndi – Issued by: (signature) Udindo wa woperekayo – Issuer’s position: Secretary (handwritten) Right Column (Objectives and Aims) Zolinga ndi Zofuna – Objectives and Aspirations 1. Unity, Loyalty, Obedience, and Protection of Malawi. Anyone who becomes a member of the Party commits to obey and remain loyal to the Party at all times. 2. The Party: (a) Will protect the freedom of this country, which the people of Malawi achieved through struggle; (b) Will unite the people to ensure that there is always unity among all the people in Malawi; (c) Will cooperate with the Government of the Republic of Malawi in matters of the economy, people's welfare, and all aspects of national development; (d) Will work with trade unions and similar organizations whose aims align with the principles of the Party; (e) Will work with other movements fighting for freedom in Africa in the spirit of solidarity and African unity. Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa.