Nyasaland Emergency 1959 unwilling to release most of the detainees. The Malawi Congress Party was formed as the successor to the banned Nyasaland African Congress by Orton Chirwa after his release from detention in August 1959 as interim President, although he acknowledged Banda as the party's true leader, a position that Banda assumed on his own release and return to Nyasaland. Those other African politicians that had put themselves forward as moderate alternatives to Banda were, Armitage himself admitted, not credible and without influence. Armitage's hopes of negotiating with Orton Chirwa instead of Banda were dashed when Chirwa said that only Banda had
What the World Needs Now Is Love assassination, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and soundbites of news coverage of each assassination. The ending of the song is a reprise of the introduction. "What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" rose to No. 8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in August 1971, and was Clay's only Top 40 hit. "What the World Needs Now is Love" has been used in many film soundtracks, notably "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" and "For the Love of Fred" (used as the film's closing theme song in both), "", "My Best Friend's Wedding", "", "The Boss Baby",