Joyce Banda

Also known as Joyce Hilda Banda, Joyce Hilda Mtila Banda, JB

4th President of Malawi

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Joyce Banda was the fourth president of Malawi, an African country in southeastern Africa. Her presidency is historically significant as she was one of the first female heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa, representing an important milestone for women's leadership on the continent.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Hilda
Family name: Banda
Gender: female
Citizenship: Malawi
Place of birth: Zomba
Occupation: minister
Political party: People's Party
Award: BBC 100 Women
Field of work: reproductive rights
Image: Joyce Banda Department for International Development photo crop.jpg
Number of children: 5
Residence: Nairobi
Significant event: 2009 Malawian general election

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date of birth: 1950-04-12
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Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950) is a Malawian politician, educator, and activist who served as the fourth president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014. She became president after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, under whom she served as the fourth vice president from 2009 to 2012. A member of the People's Party, Banda has led the party since its creation in 2011, and was the first female president of Malawi and the second head of state, after Elizabeth II, and the second in Africa, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Born in Malemia, Banda graduated from the Columbus University and the Royal Roads University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in arts, and the Atlantic International University with a bachelor's degree on social science in the early 1970s. She then founded the Joyce Banda Foundation, the National Association of Business Women (NABW), Young Women Leaders Network, and the Hunger Project. Banda joined politics in 1999 and was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) the party of President Bakili Muluzi.

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