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Edgar Lungu
Lungu in 2018
6th President of Zambia
In office 26 January 2015 – 24 August 2021
Vice President
Inonge Wina
Preceded by
Guy Scott (caretaker / interim)
Succeeded by
Hakainde Hichilema
Minister of Defence of Zambia
In office 23 December 2013 – 25 January 2015
President
Michael Sata Guy Scott
Preceded by
Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba
Succeeded by
Davies Chama
Personal details
Born
(1956-11-11) 11 November 1956 (age 67) Ndola, Loangwa, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (present-day Copperbelt Province, Zambia)
Political party
Patriotic Front (current)
Spouse
Esther Lungu
(after 1986)
Children
6
Education
Mukuba secondary school
Alma mater
University of Zambia
Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) is a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 26 January 2015 to 24 August 2021.[1][2] Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. Following Sata's death in October 2014, Lungu was adopted as the candidate of the Patriotic Front in a Convention of the Patriotic Front in Kabwe, for the January 2015 presidential by-election, which was to determine who would serve out the remainder of Sata's term. In the election, he narrowly defeated opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema and took office on 25 January 2015.
Lungu was elected to a full presidential term in the August 2016 election, again narrowly defeating Hichilema. Hichilema initially disputed the election result and filed a case at the Constitutional Court to nullify the result. On 5 September, however, the court dismissed the case to Lungu's favour.[3] Lungu was sworn in for his first full term on 13 September 2016.
In 2021, Lungu was defeated by long-time opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema (his 2015 and 2016 opponent), after the Electoral Commission of Zambia declared the victory of Hichilema in that year's presidential election.[4]
^"Zambia's President Edgar Lungu declared election winner". BBC News. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^"Zambia Defence Minister Lungu wins presidential election". BBC News. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^Clare, Spencer; Zane, Damian (5 September 2016). "Africa Live: Zambia election challenge dismissed, Somalia suspends Kenya khat fights". bbc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
^Mfula, Chris (16 August 2021). "Zambia opposition leader Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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