Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema

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Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema

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]

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Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema
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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
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 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
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