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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. The venue of the inauguration | 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=Inauguration ceremony restricted to invited guests only ~|url=https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/inauguration-ceremony-restricted-to-invited-guests-only/|access-date=2021-08-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> The day of the inauguration was set as a public holiday in Zambia by president Edgar Lungu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Michael|date=2021-08-20|title=Lungu declares Bally's inauguration a public holiday|url=https://diggers.news/local/2021/08/20/lungu-declares-ballys-inauguration-a-public-holiday/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Zambia: News Diggers!|language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
== Dignitaries to Attende == | |||
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!Country | |||
!Title | |||
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|{{flag|South Africa}} | |||
|President | |||
|[[Cyril Ramaphosa]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Ramaphosa calls Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema to wish him well and will attend inauguration|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/cyril-ramaphosa-calls-zambias-hakainde-hichilema-to-wish-him-well-and-will-attend-inauguration-175de6e6-01ff-4796-85d1-2338f94eebf1|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|{{Flag|Malawi}} | |||
|President | |||
|[[Lazarus Chakwera]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zambia : Malawian President Chakwera to attend HH’s inauguration|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/08/22/malawian-president-chakwera-to-attend-hhs-inauguration/|access-date=2021-08-22|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-22|title=Chakwera to travel to Zambia on Tuesday {{!}} Malawi 24 - Malawi news|url=https://malawi24.com/2021/08/22/chakwera-to-travel-to-zambia-on-tuesday/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Malawi 24|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|{{Flag|Botswana}} | |||
|President | |||
|[[Mokgweetsi Masisi]] | |||
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=African leaders head to Zambia for Hichilema's inauguration|url=https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-23/African-leaders-head-to-Zambia-for-Hichilema-s-inauguration-12WwYfMKqPe/index.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=newsaf.cgtn.com|language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} | |||
|President | |||
|[[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] | |||
|} | |||
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| rowspan="3" |{{flag|US}} | |||
|Acting Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency | |||
|Ms. Enoh T. Ebong | |||
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-21|title=President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Zambia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/21/president-biden-announces-presidential-delegation-to-the-republic-of-zambia-to-attend-the-inauguration-of-his-excellency-hakainde-hichilema/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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|Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Africa | |||
|Ms. Dana L. Banks | |||
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|Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim U.S. Embassy Lusaka | |||
|Mr. David J. Young | |||
|} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
