It joined Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) in a federation from 1953 to 1963 and became independent as Malawi in 1964.

• 1953年至1963年它和北罗德西亚及南罗德西亚（即现在的赞比亚与津巴布韦）合在一起成立了一个联邦；1964年马拉维独立。