Malawi

Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Chichewa is the official language; Chinyanja, Chiyao, Chitumbuka, Chisena, Chilomwe, and Chitonga are spoken.