This article lists events from the year 2020 in Malawi.

Incumbents

* President: Peter Mutharika (until June 28), Lazarus Chakwera (from June 28) * Vice-President:

Everton Chimulirenji Everton Chimulirenji (56 years old) is a Malawian politician. He served as the Vice President of Malawi under president Peter Mutharika Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi ...

(until February 3)

Saulos Chilima Saulos Klaus Chilima (born 12 February 1973) is a Malawian economist and politician who is the incumbent vice president of the Republic of Malawi. Chilima assumed office on 28 June 2020, winning the majority alongside presidential candidate L ...

(from February 3)

Events

*May 8 – The

Supreme Court of Malawi The Judiciary of Malawi is the branch of the Government of Malawi which interprets and applies the laws of Malawi to ensure equal justice under law and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. The legal system of Malawi is based on English ...

rejects a bid from President Peter Mutharika and upholds a lower court ruling that annulled last year's elections, paving the way for a new election that will be held on July 2. *May 28 – A manhunt is launched after hundreds of people, some with COVID-19, escape from quarantine centers in Malawi, with authorities worried that they will spread COVID-19 in countries whose health systems can be rapidly overwhelmed.

Deaths

*December 14 –

Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (19 May 1949 – 14 December 2020) was a Malawian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ziyaye was born in Malawi and was ordained to the priesthood in 1977. He served as titular bishop of ''Macon'' and auxiliary bishop of the ...

, 71, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of

Lilongwe Lilongwe (, , ) is the capital and most populated city of the African country of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in th ...

(since 2001).Lilongwe Archbishop Ziyaye Dies
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References

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