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'''Hakainde Hichilema''' (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian [[Businessperson|businessman]] and [[President of Zambia|President-Elect]] of Zambia. After having contested five times in [[2006 Zambian general election|2006]], [[2008 Zambian presidential election|2008]], [[2011 Zambian general election|2011]], [[2015 Zambian presidential election|2015]] and [[2016 Zambian general election|2016]] and won the [[2021 Zambian general election|2021 election]]. | '''Hakainde Hichilema''' (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian [[Businessperson|businessman]] and [[President of Zambia|President-Elect]] of Zambia. After having contested five times in [[2006 Zambian general election|2006]], [[2008 Zambian presidential election|2008]], [[2011 Zambian general election|2011]], [[2015 Zambian presidential election|2015]] and [[2016 Zambian general election|2016]] and won the [[2021 Zambian general election|2021 election]]. | ||
He served as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] of both [[Coopers and Lybrand|Coopers apresent-dayZambia]] (1994-1998) and [[Grant Thornton International|Grant Thornton Zambia]] (1998-2006). | |||
Before his election, Hichilema was a major opponent of Edgar Lungu, the President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021. On 11 April 2017, Hichilema was arrested and charged with treason, a move that was seen as an illegitimate act by Lungu to silence a political rival. The arrest and charge were widely condemned, with protests held in Zambia and abroad, demanding Hichilema's release and condemning the increasing authoritarianism of Lungu's regime. Hichilema was released from prison on 16 August 2017, and the charge of treason was dropped. | |||
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He served as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] of both [[Coopers and Lybrand|Coopers and Lybrand Zambia]] (1994-1998) and [[Grant Thornton International|Grant Thornton Zambia]] (1998-2006). | He served as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] of both [[Coopers and Lybrand|Coopers and Lybrand Zambia]] (1994-1998) and [[Grant Thornton International|Grant Thornton Zambia]] (1998-2006). | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He is a member of the opposition [[United Party for National Development]], a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[List of political parties in Zambia|political party]]. Following the death of [[Anderson Mazoka]] in 2006, he was elected as the party's new President. He also served as the leader of the [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA), an alliance of three opposition political parties. | He is a member of the opposition [[United Party for National Development]], a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[List of political parties in Zambia|political party]]. Following the death of [[Anderson Mazoka]] in 2006, he was elected as the party's new President. He also served as the leader of the [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA), an alliance of three opposition political parties. | ||
