The first woman to hold the title of “first lady” in Malawi has died at the age of 69.
Anne Chidzira Muluzi, who was highly regarded in Malawi, died of cancer at a private hospital in Kenya.
She became first lady after her husband Bakili Muluzi was elected president in 1994 following the end of one-party rule.
His only predecessor since independence, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, was not officially married.
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