Malawi’s Matyr Dr. Attati Mpakati.Perhaps a brief contextual background would be necessary before zeroing in to portray what really Dr. Attati Mpakati represents as far as the history of Malawi is concerned. #Threads 
Dr. Attati Mpakati was a charismatic and fearless leader of the Socialist League of Malawi (LESOMA) a political movement founded by exiled Malawians.Ladies and Gentlemen, we are all aware that, Malawi was a country where silence ruled.
There were gross violations of human rights. People were killed just because they uttered a word on how the country should be governed. People’s property were confiscated through the infamous Forfeiture Act. People were imprisoned and exiled among others.
Almost every Malawian was affected in one way or the other, physically or psychologically. In response, courageous Malawian men and women came together to fight against this barbaric and unacceptable behavior, resulting into formation of a number of political movements in exile
in order to oppose the dictatorial regime of Dr. Banda having consolidated his grip on Malawi in the wake of 1964 cabinet crisis.Ladies and Gentlemen, one such movement, was the Socialist League of Malawi (LESOMA) which was founded in 1974.
LESOMA emerged to become the most vibrant opposition political movement which managed to clandestinely recruit members across Malawi including employees in the civil service, private sector and the university.
Other political movements included; the Malawi Freedom Movement (MAFREMO) that was led by Orton Chirwa—who was abducted in 1981 from Zambia and later tried in a Traditional Court on treason charges—later on, he died in Malawi Prison
Congress for the Second Republic (CRC) which was led by Kanyama Chiume—who came back to Malawi after referendum and later on became frustrated and went to USA where he died, but his remains were brought back.
For nine years, Dr. Attati Mpakati was a visionary leader of LESOMA that was committed to fight for justice, rule of law and human rights. Unfortunately, he did not live to see the dream of a free and democratic Malawi as the enemies of change assassinated him on 23rd March 1983
Dr Attati Mpakati was reported to be on his way from Maputo to visit his family in Sweden with a stopover in Harare for LESOMA assignments. But, prior to his assassination, Dr. Attati Mpakati had survived a letter bomb attack in February 1979 sent by agents of Dr. Banda
Bomb crippled both of his hands while leaving in Mozambique and he lost some of his fingers. Among the exiled political movement, LESOMA was the biggest political movement formed by exiled Malawians
He was assassinated by an international conspiracy of secret services most likely including the CIA, PIDE of Portugal, and Special Branch of Malawi.
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