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This article lists events from the year 2019 in Malawi.
Incumbents
Events
- March 9 – Flooding from the predecessor of Cyclone Idai caused 23 deaths and 11 missing in the south of the country.[1]
- May 21 – 2019 Malawian general election: Voters head to the polls to elect the next President of Malawi.[2]
- May 27 – Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party wins the election with 39% of the vote, followed by Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party with 36% and Saulos Chilima of the United Democratic Movement with 20%.[3]
Deaths
- January 26 – Jumani Johansson, 45, Malawian-Swedish possible heir of President Hastings Banda.[4]
- March 24 – Desmond Dudwa Phiri, 88, historian and economist.[5]
- April 17 – Tony Bird, 74, Malawian-born South African singer-songwriter.[6]
- June 6 – Harry Thomson, 85, politician.[7]
- November 24 – Nelson P. W. Khonje, 95, politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1975–1987).[8]
References
- Absalom, Special (March 9, 2019). "Tragedy: Twenty three dead, 11 missing, 29 severely injured due to floods in Malawi". The Maravi Post. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- "Malawi election: Vote count starts in unpredictable poll". May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- "Malawi Electoral Commission". www.mec.org.mw. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- M’bwana, Lloyd (January 26, 2019). "Breaking news;Juman Johansson dies amid the late Kamuzu family disputes for his DNA". The Maravi Post. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- M’bwana, Lloyd (March 24, 2019). "Malawi's renown Historian DD Phiri dies". The Maravi Post. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- Sassen, Robyn (June 15, 2020). "Tony Bird obit researched by Chelsea Barton". My View by Robyn Sassen and other writers. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- Reporter, Malawi24 (June 6, 2019). "Former cabinet minister Harry Thomson dies Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Malawi's longest serving Speaker of Parliament Nelson Khonje dies – Maravi Express – Your Kind of News. Clear and accurate". Retrieved April 24, 2026.