Quick Facts
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What are the top three religions(Or absence of religion) in Malawi?
Christianity, Islam, and Atheisim
What did Drake (Thadzi, not the other one) do?
He was a boxer with a 30W, 9L, 1D end score and ended up beating 3-time world champion James Toney.
True or false:
Malawi was originally named Nyasaland by the British.
True
What is a very prevalent problem in this country?
When did Malawi gain independence?
1964
What are the names of the three cultures that we specifically talked about in today's presentation?
Yao, Tumbuka, and Chewa.
Who is William Kamkwamba?
An inventor who built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard.
True or false:
The amount of people in the country that are a part of the military is around 25,000 people?
True
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
What ranking is Malawi at for poorest countries of 2024?
Ranked 7th
Which culture (that we talked about) is mostly farmers, fishermen, and traders?
Yao
Rachel Sibande did what?
Invented mhub, a technology hub
True or false:
The Malawian people are known for being rude, horrible people.
False, they are well known for being incredibly sweet and welcoming to everyone
When did the Coup D'etat in Egypt happen?
1952
What is the most spoken language in Malawi?
Chichewa
Who was the person to help lead nationalist movements and eventually become an authoritarian president for three decades?
Hastings Kamuzu Banda
Who was the first ever democratically elected president of Egypt?
President Morsi
True or false;
The election of President Bakili Muluzi led to Malawi becoming a dictatorship.
False, it helped them get out of authoritarian government and into a multi-party democracy
Who was the main leader of the Chinese Communist Party?
Mao Zedong
What do they import the most?
Petroleum
What is the name of the aforementioned, culturally significant dance.
Gule Wamkulu
Who was the leader of the Chinese NATIONALIST Party
Chiang Kai-Shek
True or false;
There is only five groups that all live in Malawi.
False, there is over ten.
The Qing Empire