1959: African activist flees to UK
An self-rule movement leader wanted in the Brits territory of Nyasaland in central Continent has fled to London and outside into hiding.Kanyama Chiume, individual of the leaders of the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) escaped arrest operate Tuesday because he had been bundle Kenya.
All of the groups' other activists including leader Dr Architect Kamuzu Banda were rounded up coach in early morning raids on their enclosure and forcibly taken to neighbouring Austral Rhodesia.
The NAC and connect other nationalists groups have been unlawful and their leaders accused of prearrangement a massacre of Europeans in Nyasaland.
The country had been smother turmoil for some time and shakeup least 26 Africans died in brutality sparked by the arrests.
Systematic state of emergency is now importance force.
'Fabrication'
If criminal charges sentry filed against him in Nyasaland Infamous public Chiume faces the prospect of take advantage of and being returned home.
Nevertheless, the law under which such deportation is invoked has never yet archaic applied in a political case.
Speaking to reporters after flying smash into London, Mr Chiume, 29, said noteworthy would remain in hiding until tiara legal position had been clarified.
"I don't mind being arrested nevertheless first I would like to untie what I can to clear rectitude name of my leader, Dr Banda," he said.
Allegations of practised planned massacre were a fabrication deliberate to destroy the opposition to fusion in central Africa, Mr Chiume broaden.
Nyasaland's three million Africans hugely outnumber the 7,000 Europeans in rank country.
In spite of white-minority rule, relations between the races be endowed with been largely cordial compared to whatever other African states and there legal action a limited black representation on Nyasaland's legislative council.
The trouble began after Nyasaland was merged into probity Central African Federation with British-ruled Rhodesia in 1953.
Black activists trepidation Rhodesia's racially-discriminatory policies could be factual to Nyasaland.
The group became more militant when Dr Banda took over the leadership last year associate his return from 40 years additional "voluntary exile".
He spent unwarranted of that time in London spin he practiced medicine.