Joyce Banda

Joyce Banda

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Ein country of citizenship	Malawi
Name wey dem give am	Joyce, Hilda
Family name	Banda
Ein date of birth	12 April 1950
Place dem born am	Zomba
Mummie	Edith Ntila
Sibling	Anjimile Oponyo
Spouse	Richard Banda
Kiddie	Akajuwe Banda
Ein field of work	human rights, women's rights, reproductive rights
Position ehold	Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of Malawi, Vice President of Malawi, Member of the National Assembly of Malawi, Member of the National Assembly of Malawi
Educate for	Atlantic International University, Providence Girls Secondary School
Residence	Nairobi
Political party ein member	United Democratic Front, People's Party
Found by	People's Party, Joyce Banda Foundation
Significant event	marriage, divorce, marriage, 2009 Malawian general election
Award e receive	honorary degree, BBC 100 Women
Described at URL	http://www.joycebandafoundation.com/about-us.html

Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; dem born am 12 April 1950) be Malawian politician, educator, den activist wey serve as de fourth presido of Malawi from 2012 to 2014. She becam presido after de death of Bingu wa Mutharika, under wey she serve as de fourth vice presido from 2009 to 2012. A member of de People's Party, Banda lead de party since ein creation for 2011 insyd, den be de first female presido of Malawi den de second head of state, after Elizabeth II, den de second for Africa insyd, after Liberia ein Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Dem born am insyd Malemia, Banda graduate from de Columbus University den de Royal Roads University plus a bachelor's degree den a master's degree insyd arts, den de Atlantic International University plus a bachelor's degree on social science insyd de early 1970s. She then found de Joyce Banda Foundation, de National Association of Business Women (NABW), Young Women Leaders Network, den the Hunger Project. Banda join politics insyd 1999 wey na dem elect am to de National Assembly as a member of de United Democratic Front (UDF) de party of Presido Bakili Muluzi.

Insyd 2004, dem appoint Banda Minister of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Service by Presido Mutharika. During ein time insyd de position, she enforce de 2006 Domestic Violence Bill, wey she sanso design de National Platform for Action on Orphans and Vulnerable Children den de Zero Tolerance Campaign Against Child Abuse. Dem later appoint Banda Minister of Foreign Affairs wer she switch Malawi ein recognition from de Republic of China to de People's Republic of China in an attempt to bring economic growth to Malawi. Insyd 2009, Mutharika run for re-election wey he select Banda as ein running mate insyd de general election, plus dema ticket winning den she thus cam be de first vice president. Banda ein term as vice president be marked by growing tensions between am den Mutharika as Banda refuse to endorse Mutharika ein bro, Peter, as ein successor to de presidency. Dem subsequently kick Banda out of de DPP wey she found de People's Party, buh then she remain vice president according to de Constitution.

Insyd April 2012, Mutharika die den while according to de Constitution Banda as vice president cam be president. However, sam members of de DPP wey be loyal to Mutharika try installing ein bro as president, triggering a succession crisis. Despite dis, Banda as stated by de law, cam be president plus de support of de military, wey back de Constitution. Insyd 2014, Banda loose de general election to Peter Mutharika, bro of de late Bingu. While Banda at first refuse to concede wey she demand a rerun dey cite fraud, Banda eventually concede wey she hand over power to Mutharika on 31 May.

Insyd June 2014, Forbes name Banda as de 40th most powerful woman insyd de world den de most powerful woman insyd Africa. Insyd October 2014, dem include am insyd de BBC's 100 Women.

External links

• United Nations 1997 Africa Prize
• Donnelly, John (10 October 2011). "Joyce Banda: "Women lacked training, credit and information"". Global Pulse. Boston, Mass.: Global Post. Retrieved 15 April 2012.