{"id":53984,"date":"2023-12-06T19:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-says-john-tembo-will-remain-in-archive-of-malawis-history-forever"},"modified":"2023-12-06T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:50:05","slug":"chakwera-says-john-tembo-will-remain-in-archive-of-malawis-history-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-says-john-tembo-will-remain-in-archive-of-malawis-history-forever","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera says John Tembo will remain in archive of Malawi\u2019s history forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera has described former Opposition Leader John Tembo as a great man whose life will forever remain in the library of the Malawi\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Chakwera said this during the funeral ceremony of late John Tembo at Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) in Lilongwe. He said the former president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was a committed family man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we gather to salute a great man, the greatness of John Tembo was firstly manifested in the unique place of his life occupied in our Nations history. He was a man whose very life will forever be in our Library and archive of our nations history,\u201d said Chakwera.<\/p>\n<p>He added that late Tembo, who served for 40 years as a Member of Parliament \u2014 the longest serving legislator in the nation\u2019s history \u2014 had a front row seat in the country\u2019s journey towards independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorn in 1932, the first 32 years were lived during our nations colonial era, he had a front row seat in our journey towards independence, the second third of his life was lived in our nations independence and so he had a front row seat in our journey towards self determination, and the final third of his life was lived during our nations democratic era and so he had a front row seat in our journey towards pluralism as such we have had the distinguished honour of having someone in our midst, who was a great national institution,\u201d added Chakwera.<\/p>\n<p>Tembo\u2019s funeral brought together various politicians including Vice President Saulos Chilima, former Malawi president Joyce Banda, former United Democratic Front leader Atupele Muluzi and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials.<\/p>\n<p>The family of the late John Tembo has indicated that his body will be laid to rest tomorrow at his home village in Dedza district and it will be a private burial ceremony. Late John Tembo succumbed to diabetes on Wednesday last week at the age of 91.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera has described former Opposition Leader John Tembo as a great man whose life will forever remain in the library of the Malawi\u2019s history. Chakwera said this during the funeral ceremony of late John Tembo at Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) in Lilongwe. 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