Monday, April 9, 2012

Bravo Malawi

For the first time in Malawi history, and only the third time in African history, a female is now serving as President. Joyce Banda, who was kicked out of the President's political party when Bingu decided he would rather have his brother in charge after him, is now President following the sudden death of the President. There were several days of political debating from the President's party to see if they could stop her succession, but the Constitution was clear, and, ultimately, the VP was sworn in. This is a huge step for Women's empowerment (I'm pretty sure my blog entry on Women's rights is what did it) as well as democracy. I'm very proud of Malawi today.

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