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The '''[[President Lungu]] and [[Hichilema]] Saga''' began was a number of events that took place after the [[2016 general elections]] and after the an [[Election petition]] was thrown out where [[UPND]] president and his running-mate challenged that the election was stolen from them.

After president [[Michael Sata]] [[died in office]] Lungu's victory over [[UPND]] President [[Hakainde Hichilema]] in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 presidential election]]<ref>{{cite news|title=President Edgar Lungu’s Inauguration in Pictures|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/01/25/president-edgar-lungus/inauguration-pictures/|publisher=Lusaka Times|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lungu declared President|url=http://www.zambiawatchdog.com/lungu-declared-president/|publisher=Zambia Watchdog|accessdate=9 September 2016|author=Admin |date=25 January 2015}}</ref> Hichilema denounced the elections as a sham and urged his supporters to remain calm<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/11367373/Zambia-opposition-cries-foul-as-Lungu-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Zambia opposition cries foul as Lungu wins presidential election |date=24 January 2015 |work= The Daily Telegraph |website= |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hichilema">{{cite web |url=http://hh-zambia.com/blog/edgar-lungu-steals-election/ |title=Edgar Lungu steals election |last1=Hichilema |first1=Hakainde |date=24 January 2015 |website=hh-zambia.com |accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>.

However during President  Lungu's