Other ministers resigned in sympathy. The dissidents fled the country. Malawi adopted a new constitution on 6 July 1966, in which the country was declared a republic
Atumiki ena anasiya ntchito chifukwa cha chifundo. Otsutsawo anathawa m’dzikolo. Dziko la Malawi lidalandira malamulo atsopano pa 6 July 1966, pomwe dzikolo lidadziwika kuti ndi Republic