History of Malawi: Difference between revisions

In 1991, a hominid jawbone was discovered near Uraha village that was between 2.3 and 2.5 million years old, the oldest evidence of the genus ''Homo'' ever discovered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travelmag.co.uk/?p=1254 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023545/http://travelmag.co.uk/?p=1254 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Early humans inhabited the vicinity of [[Lake Malawi]] 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. Human remains at a site dated about 8000 BC showed physical characteristics similar to peoples living today in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another site, dated 1500 BC, the remains possess features resembling [[San people]]. These short people with copper coloured skin were known as the Akafula or Batwa. They are responsible for the rock paintings found south of [[Lilongwe]] in [[Chencherere]] and Mphunzi. To learn more about some of the main archaeology sites in Malawi go to the [[Archaeology of Malawi]] page.

The aftermath of elections brought the country to the brink of civil strife. Disgruntled Tumbuka, Ngoni and Nkhonde Christian tribes dominant in the north were irritated by the election of Muluzi, a Muslim from the south. Conflict between Christians and Muslims of the Yao tribe (Muluzi tribe) begun. Property, valued at over millions of dollars, were either vandalised or stolen and 200 mosques were torched down.<ref>http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1235628763190&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307214408/http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1235628763190&pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout |date=7 March 2009 }}</ref>