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Vera Chirwa

Malawian lawyer and activist
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Summary

Vera Chirwa was born on May 26, 1932[1], in Nyasaland[2]. She has worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and human rights defender[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Orton Chirwa[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Malawi[8]
  • Educated at: Blantyre Secondary School[9]
  • Award received: Geuzenpenning[10]
  • Sex or gender: female[11]
  • Commons category: Vera Chirwa[12]
  • Given name: Vera[13]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[14]
  • Convicted of: treason[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[17]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: Q141713199[18]

Why It Matters

Vera Chirwa has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Vera Chirwa born?

Vera Chirwa was born in Nyasaland[2].

Who was Vera Chirwa married to?

Vera Chirwa's spouses include Orton Chirwa[7].

What did Vera Chirwa do for work?

Vera Chirwa worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and human rights defender[5].

Where did Vera Chirwa go to school?

Vera Chirwa was educated at Blantyre Secondary School[9].

What awards did Vera Chirwa receive?

Honors received include Geuzenpenning[10].

Related Entities

lawyer Malawi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . books.google.co.uk. books.google.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Dsp13 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → Q141713199
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ig', 'nl', 'ru', 'sw', 'ur', '
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  2. 9w ago · Dsp13 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Award received → Geuzenpenning
    Educated at → Blantyre Secondary School
    Citizenship → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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