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The '''inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema''' as the [[President of Zambia|7th President of Zambia]] will be held on 24 August 2021. 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 [[2021 Zambian general election|August 2021 presidential election]]. Hakainde Hichilema is set to take the oath alongside [[Mutale Nalumango]] as the Vice-president of Zambia. The venue of the inauguration is yet to be confirmed.
The '''inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema''' as the [[President of Zambia|7th President of Zambia]] will be held on 24 August 2021. 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 [[2021 Zambian general election|August 2021 presidential election]]. Hakainde Hichilema is set to take the oath alongside [[Mutale Nalumango]] as the Vice-president of Zambia. Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema
The venue for the inauguration is [[National Heroes Stadium|Hero Stadium]] but attendance is restricted to invited guests only due to the [[COVID-19|Covid-19]] preventive protocols.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=Inauguration ceremony restricted to invited guests only ~|url=https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/inauguration-ceremony-restricted-to-invited-guests-only/|access-date=2021-08-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> The day of the inauguration was set as a public holiday in Zambia by president Edgar Lungu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Michael|date=2021-08-20|title=Lungu declares Bally's inauguration a public holiday|url=https://diggers.news/local/2021/08/20/lungu-declares-ballys-inauguration-a-public-holiday/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Zambia: News Diggers!|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
== Dignitaries to Attende ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Title
!Dignitary
!ref
|-
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|President
|[[Cyril Ramaphosa]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Ramaphosa calls Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema to wish him well and will attend inauguration|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/cyril-ramaphosa-calls-zambias-hakainde-hichilema-to-wish-him-well-and-will-attend-inauguration-175de6e6-01ff-4796-85d1-2338f94eebf1|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|President
|[[Lazarus Chakwera]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zambia : Malawian President Chakwera to attend HH’s inauguration|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/08/22/malawian-president-chakwera-to-attend-hhs-inauguration/|access-date=2021-08-22|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-22|title=Chakwera to travel to Zambia on Tuesday {{!}} Malawi 24 - Malawi news|url=https://malawi24.com/2021/08/22/chakwera-to-travel-to-zambia-on-tuesday/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Malawi 24|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|President
|[[Mokgweetsi Masisi]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=African leaders head to Zambia for Hichilema's inauguration|url=https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-23/African-leaders-head-to-Zambia-for-Hichilema-s-inauguration-12WwYfMKqPe/index.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=newsaf.cgtn.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|President
|[[Emmerson Mnangagwa]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Government representatives
!Country
!Title
!Dignitary
!ref
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|US}}
|Acting Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency
|Ms. Enoh T. Ebong
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-21|title=President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Zambia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/21/president-biden-announces-presidential-delegation-to-the-republic-of-zambia-to-attend-the-inauguration-of-his-excellency-hakainde-hichilema/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|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 ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:12, 22 August 2021

File:Hh 02.png
Date24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)
ParticipantsPresident-elect: Hakainde Hichilema
Vice President: Mutale Nalumango

The inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as the 7th President of Zambia will be held on 24 August 2021. 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. Hakainde Hichilema is set to take the oath alongside Mutale Nalumango as the Vice-president of Zambia. Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema The venue for the inauguration is Hero Stadium but attendance is restricted to invited guests only due to the Covid-19 preventive protocols.[1] The day of the inauguration was set as a public holiday in Zambia by president Edgar Lungu.[2]

Dignitaries to Attende

Country Title Dignitary ref
 South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa [3]
 Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera [4][5]
 Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi [6]
 Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Government representatives
Country Title Dignitary ref
Template:Country data US Acting Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency Ms. Enoh T. Ebong [7]
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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