Malawi

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The name Malawi means "flames" in two languages spoken in the country, Chichewa and Chitumbuka. The country's first president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, chose the name Malawi after the country became independent from Great Britain in 1964.

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The name Malawi means "flames" in two languages spoken in the country, Chichewa and Chitumbuka. The country's first president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, chose the name Malawi after the country became independent from Great Britain in 1964.

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