Hastings Banda - Death

Death

Banda died in a hospital in South Africa on 15 November 1997, reportedly aged 101. Although buried with pomp, in the decade after his death, there were calls for a more substantial memorial for the country's first president. Construction of a mausoleum with provision for a library and a dancing arena was begun in 2005.

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