Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema
Date24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)
LocationNational Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
ParticipantsHakainde 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

  1. ↑ "HH'S INAUGURATION NEXT TUESDAY". Zambia Reports. 2021-08-17. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Zambian opposition leader wins presidential election by landslide". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  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.
  5. ↑ Michael (2021-08-20). "Lungu declares Bally's inauguration a public holiday". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  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.
  10. ↑ Nkoe (2021-08-23). "Mokgweetsi Masisi to Attend the Inauguration Ceremony of Hakainde Hichilema". Gambakwe Media. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  11. ↑ "Pres Mnangagwa arrives for Hichilema's inauguration". ZBC NEWS. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.


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