Vera Chirwa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vera Chirwa

Malawian lawyer and activist

Date of Birth: 26-May-1932

Place of Birth: Malawi

Profession: lawyer, politician, human rights activist

Nationality: Malawi

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vera Mlangazua Chirwa (born 1932) is a Malawian born lawyer and human and civil rights activist.
She was Malawi's first female lawyer and a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women's League.
She fought for multiparty democratic rule in Malawi and was charged with treason, tried and sentenced to death by President Kamuzu Banda.
She spent 12 years on death row.
She was married to lawyer Orton Chirwa, Malawian Minister of Justice and Attorney General, who later died in prison.