Ruler · 1943 – present

Bakili Muluzi

Born 1943, living; politician. President of Malawi (Malawi), 1994 – 2004.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1943; living
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Malawi
Left it: served out the term; the ruler's own article

President of Malawi

Malawi · the 2nd of 7 dated reigns · 1966 – 2025

Hastings Banda1966 – 1994

Bakili Muluzi1994 – 2004

Bingu wa Mutharika2004 – 2012

Joyce Banda2012 – 2014

Peter Mutharika2014 – 2020

2 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1994 – 2004 · 10 years · came to it aged 51

Came to it: elected
Left it: served out the termread from the ruler's own article

He won the election with 47% of the vote, defeating Malawi's leader since independence, Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

After serving two terms, he therefore handed over power to his successor after the May 2004 election, in which UDF candidate Bingu wa Mutharika (who was handpicked and groomed by Muluzi) was elected to succeed Muluzi as president.

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