Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema
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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]
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
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| Date | 24 August 2021 |
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| 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 |
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] |
| 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 |
