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A colourful ceremony characterised the inauguration of Zambia’s sixth Republican President [[Edgar Lungu]] at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] on 25 January 2015 in [[Lusaka]]. | |||
President-elect Lungu 58, who was clad in a blue suit, white shirt and red tie was accompanied by his wife [[Esther Lungu|Esther]] amid tight security, arrived at the stadium around 10:20 hours to a thunderous welcome. | President-elect Lungu 58, who was clad in a blue suit, white shirt and red tie was accompanied by his wife [[Esther Lungu|Esther]] amid tight security, arrived at the stadium around 10:20 hours to a thunderous welcome. | ||
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President Lungu must also solve a standoff with the mining industry over a tax system introduced in June that may lead to 12,000 job losses in 2015 alone, according to an industry lobby group. | President Lungu must also solve a standoff with the mining industry over a tax system introduced in June that may lead to 12,000 job losses in 2015 alone, according to an industry lobby group. | ||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTYWXIczyk0|420|left|VIDEO: Inauguration Ceremony of His Excellency [[Edgar Lungu]], President-elect of the [[Republic of Zambia]], 25 January 2015 at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] in [[Lusaka]].|frame}} | |||
==Notable attendees== | ==Notable attendees== | ||
The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by former acting president [[Guy Scott]] and his wife [[Charlotte Scott|Charlotte]], SADC Chairperson and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, visiting senior government officials, [[National Assembly of Zambia]] Speaker [[Patrick Matibini]], Cabinet ministers, diplomats accredited to Zambia, Defence Chiefs, First Republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and former President [[Rupiah Banda]]. | The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by former acting president [[Guy Scott]] and his wife [[Charlotte Scott|Charlotte]], SADC Chairperson and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, visiting senior government officials, [[National Assembly of Zambia]] Speaker [[Patrick Matibini]], Cabinet ministers, diplomats accredited to Zambia, Defence Chiefs, First Republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and former President [[Rupiah Banda]]. | ||
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*[[Guy Scott]] | *[[Guy Scott]] | ||
*[[Hakainde Hichilema]] | *[[Hakainde Hichilema]] | ||
*[[Second Presidential Inauguration of Edgar Lungu]] | |||
==Main references== | ==Main references== | ||
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[[Category:Presidential inaugurations]] | [[Category:Presidential inaugurations]] | ||
[[Category:Elections in Zambia]] | [[Category:Elections in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Presidency of Edgar Lungu| ]] | |||
[[Category: Edgar Lungu]] | |||
[[Category:History of Zambia (1991–present)]] | |||
[[Category:Presidencies of Zambia| Edgar Lungu]] | |||
[[Category:2015 establishments in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Articles containing video clips]] |