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Charles Matinga
Charles Jameson MatingaMBE was a politician in Nyasaland before the colony obtained independence from the British.
He was elected President-General of the Nyasaland African Congress in 1945, after the death of Levi Zililo Mumba.
In 1950, he was thrown out of office. Later he formed a pro-government party. After Malawi achieved independence in 1964, he was forced into exile.