Page "History of Malawi" Paragraph 25

Banda, who was always referred to as " His Excellency the Life President Ngwazi Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda ", was a dictator.

Allegiance to him was enforced at every level.

Every business building was required to have an official picture of Banda hanging on the wall.

No other poster, clock, or picture could be placed higher on the wall than the president's picture.

The national anthem was played before most events-including movies, plays, and school assemblies.

At the movie theaters, a video of His Excellency waving to his subjects was shown while the anthem played.

When Banda visited a city, a contingent of women were expected to greet him at the airport and dance for him.

A special cloth, bearing the president's picture, was the required attire for these performances.

The one radio station in the country aired the president's speeches and government propaganda.

People were ordered from their homes and told to lock all windows and doors, by police, at least an hour prior to President Banda passing by ... we were expected to wave.