Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. He said Chilima was "a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice president." Former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, was also on the plane, the president had said. The president described the aircraft as a small, propeller-driven plane operated by the Malawian armed forces. Chilima was serving his second term as vice president.

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Persons: Saulos Chilima, Chilima, Lazarus Chakwera, Chakwera, Shanil Dzimbiri, Bakili Muluzi, Peter Mutharika, Mutharika, — Organizations: Malawian, U.S, Embassy, Department of Defense, Chilima's United Transformation Movement, World Bank Locations: Mzuzu, South Korea, Lilongwe, Air, Viphya, Africa, Malawi, U.S, Norway, Israel