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The stupid federation wasn’t that stupid

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All 1 reports on Sun, 6 September 2026

What it is about

Cullen YoungHastings Kamuzu BandaJohn MsonthiUnileverCentral African FederationNzeru Radio CompanyEuropean UnionYoungCentral AfricanGermanyBelgiumZimbabweBritainFranceNyasalandHarare, Mashonaland East, ZimbabweLilongwe, Lilongwe, MalawiBritishNorthern RhodesiaSouthern Rhodesia

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Sun, 6 September 2026

    1 report
    • mwnation.com06:20first to report

      Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda did not mince words about the Central African Federation, which sought to bring together the two Rhodesias and Nyasaland. He dismissed it as “the stupid federation”. In his characteristically flowery and ornamental Chichewa, John Msonthi would render this as “chitaganya chonunkha” — literally, a stinky federation. The Federation was being championed …

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