Orton Chirwa

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Orton Chirwa (30 January 1919 – 20 October 1992) was a lawyer and political leader in colonial Nyasaland and after independence became Malawi's Minister of Justice and Attorney General. After a dispute with Malawi's autocratic President Hastings Kamuzu Banda, he and his wife Vera were exiled. After being kidnapped abroad they were tried in Malawi on charges of treason and sentenced to death. Amnesty International named the couple prisoners of conscience. After spending nearly eleven years on death row in Malawi, Orton Chirwa died in prison on 20 October 1992. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Zomba prison, Malawi
xsd:date 1992-12-20
xsd:date 1919-01-30
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rdf:langString Orton Edgar Ching'oli Chirwa
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xsd:date 1992-12-20
rdf:langString First Malawi black barrister, Minister of Justice, 1981–92 imprisonment
rdf:langString Lawyer, politician
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rdf:langString Dr. Hastings Banda
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rdf:langString Orton Chirwa (30 January 1919 – 20 October 1992) was a lawyer and political leader in colonial Nyasaland and after independence became Malawi's Minister of Justice and Attorney General. After a dispute with Malawi's autocratic President Hastings Kamuzu Banda, he and his wife Vera were exiled. After being kidnapped abroad they were tried in Malawi on charges of treason and sentenced to death. Amnesty International named the couple prisoners of conscience. After spending nearly eleven years on death row in Malawi, Orton Chirwa died in prison on 20 October 1992.
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