General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009. Incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika ran for re-election; his main opponent was John Tembo, the president of the Malawi Congress Party. Five oth
Bingu wa Mutharika in 2009
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Bingu wa Mutharika was a Malawian politician and economist who served as the third president of Malawi from 2004 until his death in 2012. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he served as the
2009 Malawian general election
…General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009. Incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika ran for re-election; his main opponent was John Tembo, the president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Five other candidates also ran. The election…
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil (left) with Bingu wa Mutharika (right)
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