Eric Chiwaya

{{Short description|Malawian politician}}

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Eric Chiwaya, a member of the United Democratic Front, is the urban governor for Blantyre, Malawi. On January 8, 2003, he was stoned by a mob which argued that the government was colluding with vampires.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/01/11/offbeat.politican.vampire/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724042211/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/01/11/offbeat.politican.vampire/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|website=CNN.com|title=Malawi politician victim of vampire rumors|date=January 11, 2003}} Chiwaya survived the attack and denied the allegations.