Who is Joyce Banda?

• 1950: Born
• 2009: Elected vice-president
• 2011: Fell out with President Bingu wa Mutharika but he failed to have her removed from her post
• 2012: Sworn in as president after Mr Mutharika's death
• Southern Africa's first female head of state
• Has large charity to help educate and empower women
• Her father was a well-known musician; her sister was hired to work in pop star Madonna's school