David Chiwanga was a Malawian Member of Parliament who was one of the ''Mwanza Four''. He was the MP for the

Chikwawa District Chikwawa is a Districts of Malawi, district in the Southern Region, Malawi, Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chikwawa. The district covers an area of 4,755 km² and has a population of 356,682. The district lies in a malaria endemi ...

and was thought to be a secret critic of President

Kamuzu Banda Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898 – 25 November 1997) was the prime minister and later president of Malawi from 1964 to 1994 (from 1964 to 1966, Malawi was an independent Dominion / Commonwealth realm). In 1966, the country became a republic and ...

. He disappeared in 1983 together with three cabinet ministers:

Dick Matenje Dick Matenje (died 1983) was a former Malawian politician and cabinet minister. He was the secretary-general of the Malawi Congress Party. He was one of the 'Mwanza Four' who mysteriously died during the Kamuzu Banda regime. Death Matenje was Mi ...

Aaron Gadama Aaron Eliot Gadama was a former Malawian cabinet Minister and one of the 'Mwanza Four'. He was born in Kasungu District and is thought to be a relative of President Kamuzu Banda. He was a Minister for the Central Region, and a Leader of the Hous ...

, and

Twaibu Sangala Twaibumohamedi John Twaibu Sangala was a Malawian cabinet Minister and one of the Mwanza four. He was from Dedza district Traditional Authority Tambala (the same location where his remains were laid to rest). The function was organised by the then r ...

. Their deaths were ruled accidental by

. In 1995, seven people, including Kamuzu Banda, were brought to trial over the deaths but were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiwanga, David 1983 deaths Year of birth missing Members of the National Assembly (Malawi)