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CESSPOOL SIMALOTO
CESSPOOL SIMALOTO
5 years ago

Pe vinjeru bwana professor the article is multilayered not leaning heavily on your home district N/Bay that also lost 31 people on that day. Malawi has three Martyrs “Shrines” spread across the first half of twentieth century as our nation was struggling to gain self government. However the sad events the 90s under Dr Banda took away the hopes of the early freedom fighters then come July 20 2011 under Bingu Malawi is still chasing a dream of freedom these two leaders entrenched dictatorship. Malawians were bullied into fear

GRM
GRM
5 years ago

Well written piece of history. Tadziwanawo

Ruth
Ruth
5 years ago

Zeleza, good article but lacks in-depth analysis. The upheavals in January 1915 and September 1953 were crucial catalysts that eventually precipitated the eventual policy shift by the British colonialists. The colonial government might have looked strong after these events, but inside, it was weakened since Chilembwe’s uprising. Since Chilembwe, Malawians became more experienced and determined to protests against colonialism and the eventual attempt at the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In other words, the 3rd March 1959 uprising is signinificant because inakhodzola nthambi yotchoka kale yomwe all along imaoneka ngati idakali ndi mphamvu.

THE PATRIOT
THE PATRIOT
5 years ago

All respect to those that fought for independence………

Section 1000
Section 1000
5 years ago

Firstly, what happened in 1959 on the 3rd of March in Malawi? You haven’t mention what happened, where did it happen, why it happened. You just saying bla bla bla bcoz of what happened on the 3rd of March, nigga what exactly happened? Secondly, the soldier saluting the Malawi flag there is not a Malawian solder, that’s American Camouflage and he must be a green beret. So why the fuck using a American soldier on a Malawian flag on this important issue, did the Americans colonize us and gave us respect by saluting our flag after we got independence or… Read more »

Hlabezulu Ngonoonda
Hlabezulu Ngonoonda
5 years ago
Reply to  Section 1000

The arrival of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda on 6 July 1958 in Nyasaland ignited political fire such that his coming set the mood for Nyasas to fight for their independence from the colonialists. By 3 March 1959 political tension was too high. The then Governor Robert Armitage declared a state of emergency on the morning of 3 March 1959 over Nyasaland. Reason being that the colonialists could not contain the tension and intimidation and in particular the apparent plot to “get rid” of certain colonial government officials and those deemed to support colonial rule. It was on the same day… Read more »

ndele
ndele
5 years ago

poti sitidziwatu zinazi why we do them, azungu andiuza style

Maunits
Maunits
5 years ago

Madala madala

Khima
Khima
5 years ago

Why put a foreign soldier and Malawian Flag?? kinda mismatch.

JOHN
JOHN
5 years ago
Reply to  Khima

Exactly that was my question when I saw that. We are talking of independence and yet we still think and do things as if we are not independence.

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