Peter William Youens
Sir Peter William Youens, CMG, OBE (April 29 1916 – 6 May 2000) played an important role in the transition of Nyasaland to independence as Malawi in 1964. He was Deputy Chief Secretary of Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963, and secretary to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Malawi from 1963 to 1966, where he enjoyed the confidence of the prime minister Hastings Banda (who became President of Malawi in 1966). After leaving Malawi he was prominent as a director of Lonrho.
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Birth date | April 29, 1916 |
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Birth name | Peter William Youens |
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Date of death | May 06, 2000 |
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