Historical country records
Malawi historical timeline
Malawi
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Nyasaland Districts Protectorate | Leaders |
| 1893 | British Central Africa Protectorate | Leaders |
| 6 Jul 1907 | Nyasaland | Leaders |
| 1 Aug 1953 - 31 Dec 1963 | part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Leaders |
| 6 Jul 1964 | independence as Malawi | Leaders |
| 6 Jul 1966 | republic | Leaders |
| 1 Feb 1891 - 16 Apr 1896 | Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston | Commissioners |
| 16 Apr 1896 - 1 Apr 1907 | Alfred Sharpe (from 1903, Sir Alfred Sharpe) (b. 1853 - d. 1935) | Commissioners |
| 1 Apr 1907 - Sep 1907 | Francis Barrow Pearce (acting) | Commissioners |
| Oct 1907 - 1 May 1908 | Sir William Henry Manning | Governors |
| 1 May 1908 - 1 Apr 1910 | Sir Alfred Sharpe | Governors |
| 1 Apr 1910 - 4 Jul 1910 | Francis Barrow Pearce (acting) | Governors |
| 4 Jul 1910 - 6 Feb 1911 | Henry Richard Wallis (acting) | Governors |
| 6 Feb 1911 - 23 Sep 1913 | Sir William Henry Manning | Governors |
| 23 Sep 1913 - 12 Apr 1923 | George Smith (from 1914, Sir George Smith) (b. 1858 - d. 1938) | Governors |
| 12 Apr 1923 - 27 Mar 1924 | Richard Sims Donkin Rankine | Governors |
| 27 Mar 1924 - 30 May 1929 | Sir Charles Bowring | Governors |
| 30 May 1929 - 7 Nov 1929 | Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston | Governors |
| 7 Nov 1929 - 22 Nov 1932 | Shenton Thomas (from 1 Jan 1931, Sir Shenton Thomas) (b. 1879 - d. 1962) | Governors |
| 22 Nov 1932 - 9 Apr 1934 | Sir Hubert Winthrop Young | Governors |
| 9 Apr 1934 - 21 Sep 1934 | Kenneth Lambert Hall (acting) | Governors |
| 21 Sep 1934 - 20 Mar 1939 | Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster | Governors |
| 20 Mar 1939 - 8 Aug 1942 | Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy | Governors |
| 8 Aug 1942 - 27 Mar 1947 | Sir Edmund Charles Smith Richards | Governors |
| 30 Mar 1947 - 10 Apr 1956 | Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby Taylor Colby) (b. 1901 - d. 1958) | Governors |
| 10 Apr 1956 - 10 Apr 1961 | Sir Robert Perceval Armitage | Governors |
| 10 Apr 1961 - 6 Jul 1964 | Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones | Governors |
| 6 Jul 1964 - 6 Jul 1966 | Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones | Governor-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 6 Jul 1966 - 21 May 1994 | Hastings Kamuzu Banda | Presidents |
| 21 May 1994 - 24 May 2004 | Bakili Muluzi | Presidents |
| 24 May 2004 - | Bingu wa Mutharika | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1963 - 6 Jul 1966 | Hastings Kamuzu Banda | Prime minister |