List of Presidents of Zambia
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The president of Zambia is the head of state of Zambia. The first officeholder is considered to be Kenneth Kaunda, who was elected in 1964.
Presidents of Zambia (1964–present)
- Parties
United National Independence Party (UNIP)
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)
Patriotic Front (PF)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021) |
1968 1973[§] 1978[§] 1983[§] 1988[§] |
24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | 27 years, 9 days | UNIP | |
| 2 | 
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Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) |
1991 1996 |
2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | 10 years, 61 days | MMD | |
| 3 | 
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Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
2001 2006 |
2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008[†] | 6 years, 230 days | MMD | |
| 4 | 
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Rupiah Banda (born 1937) |
2008 | 19 August 2008 | 23 September 2011 | 3 years, 35 days | MMD | |
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Michael Sata (1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014[†] | 3 years, 35 days | PF | |
| – | 
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Guy Scott (born 1944) |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 89 days | PF | |
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Edgar Lungu (born 1956) |
2015 2016 |
25 January 2015 | 24 August 2021 | 6 years, 211 days | PF | |
| 7 | Hh_02 | Hakainde Hichilema (born 1962) |
2021 | 24 August 2021 | 24 August 2021 | 3 years, 205 days | UPND | |
