The inauguration of John Magufuli as the 5th president of Tanzania took place on Thursday, 5 November 2015. It marked the commencement of the first five-year term of John Magufuli as President and Samia Suluhu as Vice President.
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| Date | 5 November 2015 |
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| Location | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
| Participants | President-elect John Magufuli Samia Suluhu |
Magufuli won the 2015 presidential election, receiving 58% of the vote. Outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete declared the day as a public holiday.
Attendance
editDignitaries
edit| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
 Botswana
|
Vice President | Ponatshego Kedikilwe[1] |
 DR Congo |
President | Joseph Kabila |
 Ethiopia |
Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn[2] |
 Kenya |
President | Uhuru Kenyatta[2] |
 Malawi |
Vice President | Saulos Chilima[3] |
 Mozambique |
President | Filipe Nyusi[2] |
 Rwanda |
President | Paul Kagame[2] |
 South Africa |
President | Jacob Zuma[4] |
 Uganda |
President | Yoweri Museveni[2] |
 Zambia |
President | Edgar Lungu[5] |
 Zimbabwe |
President | Robert Mugabe[6] |
Government representatives
edit| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
 Burundi
|
Speaker of Parliament | Pascal Nyabenda[1] |
 China |
Special Envoy | Zhang Ping[7] |
 Namibia |
Foreign Minister / Deputy Prime Minister | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| South Africa |
Foreign Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane[4] |
 Swaziland
|
Deputy Prime Minister | Paul Dlamini[1] |
| Zambia |
Foreign Minister | Harry Kalaba[5] |
Former leaders
edit| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
 Comoros
|
former President | Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi[1] |
| Kenya |
former Prime Minister | Raila Odinga[8] |
 Tanzania
|
former President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |
| Tanzania
|
former President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Tanzania
|
former President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Tanzania
|
former Vice President | Mohamed Gharib Bilal |
| Tanzania
|
former Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda |
International organizations
edit| Organisation | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
| East African Community | Secretary General | Richard Sezibera[1] |
| International Conference on the Great Lakes Region | Executive Secretary | Ntumba Luaba[1] |
| Southern African Development Community | Executive Secretary | Stergomena Tax[1] |
| Commonwealth of Nations | Deputy Secretary General | Deodat Maharaj[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h MWAKYUSA, ALVAR. "Pomp, fanfare as Magufuli takes oath of office". www.dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Tanzania's Magufuli sworn in as president". AFP. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Makina, Aubrey (3 November 2015). "Mutharika shuns Tanzania new President inauguration". Malawi24. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b "President Jacob Zuma attends inauguration of Tanzanian President-elect". Government of South Africa. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b "President Lungu to attend Tanzania President elect's inauguration tomorrow". Lusaka Times. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "President leaves for Tanzania". The Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on November 4, 2015". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Raila Odinga [@RailaOdinga] (4 November 2015). "In Tanzania for the inauguration." (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2015 – via Twitter.