Charles Chuka (24 June 1953 – 26 August 2021) was the governor of the

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from April 2012 to April 2017. When he became governor, he announced a series of reforms that allowed for

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to enter the country. Chuka held a Bachelor of Social Science (

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and

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) degree from the

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including a Master of Philosophy in

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from the

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. He worked for the Reserve Bank of Malawi from 1979 in the Economic Services division. Chuka joined the

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from 2003 to 2009; he was a Senior Advisor to the Executive Director at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. Between 2010 and 2012, he worked as the CEO of Malawi Telecommunications Ltd., Malawi's national

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company. Chuka died on 26 August 2021.He was 68.

References

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