Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema

Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema

Date	24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)
Location	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Participants	Hakainde Hichilema 7th president of Zambia — Assuming office Micheal Musonda Acting Chief Justice of Zambia — Administering oath Mutale Nalumango 14th vice president of Zambia — Assuming office Micheal Musonda Acting Chief Justice of Zambia — Administering oath

The inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as the 7th president of Zambia was held on 24 August 2021. ^[1] President-elect Hichilema won by a landslide with over 996,000 votes between him and the Incumbent president Edgar Lungu who got 1,814, 201 votes in the August 2021 presidential election. ^{[2] [3]} Hakainde Hichilema took the oath alongside Mutale Nalumango as the vice-president of Zambia. The venue for the inauguration was National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. Attendance was supposed to be restricted to invited guests only due to the COVID-19 preventive protocols, but was later made open to the public resulting in a filled out stadium ^[4] The day of the inauguration was declared a public holiday in Zambia by president Edgar Lungu. ^[5]

Dignitaries

Country	Title	Dignitary	ref
South Africa	President	Cyril Ramaphosa	[6]
Malawi	President and Chairperson Southern African Development Community	Lazarus Chakwera	[7] [8]
Botswana	President	Mokgweetsi Masisi	[9] [10]
Zimbabwe	President	Emmerson Mnangagwa	[11]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	President and Chairperson of the African Union	Félix Tshisekedi	[12]
Eswatini	Prime Minister	Cleopas Dlamini	[12]
Kenya	President and Chairperson of the East African Community	Uhuru Kenyatta	[12]
Mozambique	President	Filipe Nyusi	[12]
Namibia	President	Hage Geingob	[12]
Tanzania	President	Samia Suluhu Hassan	[12]
Nigeria	Former President	Olusegun Obasanjo	[12]
Commonwealth of Nations	Commonwealth Secretary-General	Patricia Scotland	[13]

Government representatives

Country	Title	Dignitary	ref
US	Acting Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency	Ms. Enoh T. Ebong	[14]
	Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Africa	Ms. Dana L. Banks
	Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim U.S. Embassy Lusaka	Mr. David J. Young

References

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3. "Zambia : Hakainde Hichilema is Zambia's Seventh President after getting a Landslide Victory in the Polls" . Retrieved 2021-08-17.
4. "Inauguration ceremony restricted to invited guests only ~". 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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6. "Cyril Ramaphosa calls Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema to wish him well and will attend inauguration". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
7. "Zambia : Malawian President Chakwera to attend HH's inauguration" . Retrieved 2021-08-22.
8. "Chakwera to travel to Zambia on Tuesday | Malawi 24 - Malawi news". Malawi 24. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
9. "Zambia declares public holiday for Hakainde Hichilema inauguration". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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11. "Pres Mnangagwa arrives for Hichilema's inauguration". ZBC NEWS. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
12. "10 Heads of State to witness Bally's inauguration". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
13. "Secretary-General celebrates 'miracle' of Zambian unity as new President is sworn in". Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
14. "President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Zambia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema". The White House. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-22.