Bingu

Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi's disputed presidential election on Friday after defeating President Joyce Banda.

Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika has been hailed as an economic hero and decried as an autocrat since taking office eight years ago, along the way clashing with his own political mentors and foreign donors. Doctors said on Friday that Mutharika, 78, died on Thursday in Malawi of a heart attack. His body was then flown to South Africa.

Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi's disputed presidential election on Friday after defeating President Joyce Banda.

Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika has been hailed as an economic hero and decried as an autocrat since taking office eight years ago, along the way clashing with his own political mentors and foreign donors. Doctors said on Friday that Mutharika, 78, died on Thursday in Malawi of a heart attack. His body was then flown to South Africa.