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'''Hakainde Hichilema''' (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman and politician who has served as [[President of Zambia]] since 24 August 2021. 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 businessman and politician who has served as [[President of Zambia]] since 24 August 2021. 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 | He served as the Chief Executive Officer of both Coopers and Lybrand (1994-1998) and 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. | 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. | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Hichilema was born in a village in [[Monze District]] in present day Zambia. He received a | Hichilema was born in a village in [[Monze District]] in present day Zambia. He received a scholarship to study at the [[University of Zambia]] and graduated in 1986 with a BA in Economics and Business Administration. He thereafter pursued an [[MBA]] in Finance and Business Strategy at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. | ||
He served as the | He served as the Chief Executive Officer of both Coopers and Lybrand (1994-1998) and Grant Thornton Zambia (1998-2006). | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
