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Also Known As Joyce Hilda Mtila
Born April 12, 1950 (age 76) • Malawi
Title / Office president (2012-2014), Malawi • vice president (2009-2012), Malawi
Political Affiliation Democratic Progressive Party
Role In women’s rights movement

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Joyce Hilda Mtila Banda, President of Malawi, wearing a colorful patterned dress and headscarf, speaks at the United Nations podium in New York City.
Joyce Banda, wearing a pink and black patterned dress and headscarf, walks with uniformed officers past a guard of honor and a large crowd during her inauguration in Lilongwe.
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