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| Affiliation | Democratic Progressive |
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| Name | Bingu wa Mutharika |
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, , Malawi |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 24, 1934 |
| Died |
April 06, 2012
(78 years) |
| Contributor | 411 Name Removed |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Oct 07, 2022 08:11pm |
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| Info | An early member of the ruling United Democratic Front, the party's candidate to succeed President Bakili Muluzi has nursed ambitions of ruling Malawi since the Banda dictatorship began to unravel in 1993.
However, the economist's previous bid for the nation's hot seat was thwarted after a hostile campaign by his own party.
It was only when President Muluzi's attempt to run for a third term was ruled out that he was invited back into the fold.
The out-going president has waged a high-profile campaign on behalf of the 70-year-old, who 10 years ago was labelled a failure and a fraud.
Some analyst say Mr Muluzi decision to support an outsider was a bid to guarantee his own safety after the election.
If so, he may have succeeded as Mr wa Mutharika says he would want to maintain good ties the soon-to-be former president.
"I want to show the world how the relationship between the incumbent presidents and their predecessors should be."
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