
Revolt of the Ministers
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Yet within three months all but one of the cabinet ministers had resigned or were dismissed, former ministers fled the country including distinguished members of the independence movement. Even the pro-Congress Europeans feared for their lives.
Colin Baker unravels this potentially disastrous episode in Malawi's history and in the story of decolonisation. He illuminates not only the immediate post-independence problems of Malawi, a newly independent African state, but charts the growth of Banda's autocracy. This detailed and revealing study reveals the problems inherent in the whole momentous story of Africa in independence and decolonisation.
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Abbreviations - vii
Glossary - viii
Note on Terminology - ix
Preface - x
Maps - xii
1. Introduction - 1
2. Banda and His Lieutenants: Early Relationships - 4
3. Banda Consolidates His Power: August 1960 to September 1961 - 17
4. In Government: September 1961 to February 1963 - 42
5. Self-government: February 1963 to July 1964 - 69
6. The Revolt: July-August 1964 - 88
7. Banda's Retaliation: September 1964 to January 1965 - 140
8. Chipembere's Attempted Coup d'Etat: February 1965 - 204
9. Chipembere's Evacuation: April 1965 - 237
10. The Fate of the Ministers - 274
11. The Ministers' Revolt and Its Legacy - 299
Notes - 325
Biographical Notes - 355
Sources - 359
Index - 363
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