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Hakainde Hichilema
Hichilema in 2023
7th President of Zambia
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2021
Vice President
Mutale Nalumango
Preceded by
Edgar Lungu
President of the UPND
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 May 2006
Vice President
Batuke Imenda
Preceded by
Anderson Mazoka
Personal details
Born
(1962-06-04) 4 June 1962 (age 61) Hachipona, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Monze District, Zambia)
Political party
United Party for National Development
Spouse
Mutinta Hichilema
Children
3
Education
University of Zambia (BA) University of Birmingham (MBA)
Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman, farmer, and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021.[1] After having contested five previous elections in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016, he won the 2021 presidential election with 59.02% of the vote.[2] He has led the United Party for National Development since 2006 following the death of the party founder Anderson Mazoka.
Prior to 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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^Mfula, Chris (16 August 2021). "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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