Chakufwa Chihana
Chakufwa Chihana | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice President of Malawi | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| President | Bakili Muluzi |
| Vice President | Justin Chimera Malewezi |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| President | Bakili Muluzi |
| Vice President | Justin Chimera Malewezi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1939 |
| Died | June 12, 2006 (aged 67) |
| Party | Alliance for Democracy |
| Children | Enock, Nina and Tawonga |
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Chakufwa Chihana (23 April 1939 – 12 June 2006) was a Malawian human rights activist, pro-democracy advocate, trade unionist and later, politician. He held the post of Second Vice President in Malawi, under President Bakili Muluzi. He is often called the 'father of Malawian democracy'. He served as leader of Malawi's first underground political movement, which urged President Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who had ruled for three decades, to call for a referendum on political pluralism. He was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1992.