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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. Inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema
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. The day of the inauguration was set as a public holiday in Zambia by President Edgar Lungu.
The venue for the inauguration is [[National Heroes Stadium|Hero Stadium]] but attendance is restricted to invited guests only due to the Covid-19 preventive protocols. The day of the inauguration was set as a public holiday in Zambia by President Edgar Lungu.


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