Rose Chibambo
Rose Lomathinda Chibambo (8 September 1928 – 12 January 2016) was a known British-born Malawi politician and activist. She was the Protectorate of Nyasaland in the years leading up to independence as the state of Malawi in 1964, and immediately after.[1]
Rose Lomathinda Chibambo | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister for Hospitals, Prisons and Social Welfare | |
| In office 1963 – 7 September 1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1928 |
| Died | 12 January 2016 (aged 87) Blantyre, Malawi |
| Nationality | Malawi |
| Occupation | Activist |
She was imprisoned in 1959, while pregnant with her 5th child, along with other Malawians whom the Federal government felt were a threat to British rule. After Malawi gained independence, Chibambo was the first woman minister in the new cabinet. She was forced into exile for thirty years, returning after the restoration of democracy.
On 1 January 2012, she was honored by being place on Malawi’s 200 Kwacha banknote.[2]
Chibambo died from a heart attack at a hospital in Blantyre, Malawi at the age of 87.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rose Chibambo not soliciting cash for hospital bills". Nyasa Times.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Malawi: Rose Chibambo Dies Aged 87 - First Female Minister - She is on Banknote". All Africa.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Malawi accords state funeral for Rose Chibambo". Nyasa Times.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.