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Nationalist Leader Banda Arrested in Nyasaland Mounting Tension
British authorities in Nyasaland arrested Hastings Banda 54, founder of the African National Congress, and declared a state of emergency. A large crackdown followed with armed troops deployed in Blantyre and Limbe. The governor banned the ANC and its youth and women leagues, with penalties up to 14 years for leaders and 7 years for members. Schools across Blantyre Limbe Cholo and Lilongwe were closed.
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Robert Armitage
Banda
African National Congress
Blantyre
Nyasaland
Limbe
Handa
Armitage
Afican National Congress
Youth League
Women’s League
Congress Movement
Cholo
Lilongewe