Malawi: History
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The Bantu tribe unite several smaller states including Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique to form the Maravi Confederacy.
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Britain begins exploring the area and begins to develop a river route into Central Africa in 1878 to enable trade.
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The area of Malawi is renamed the British Central African Protectorate, which is later changed to Nyasaland in 1907.
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Nyasaland declares independence as Malawi.
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A new national flag is introduced to Malawi
Sources:
BBC NewsBritannica