Inauguration of John Magufuli
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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 |
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.
Magufuli won the 2015 presidential election, receiving 58% of the vote. Outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete declared the day as a public holiday.
Attendance
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Dignitaries
| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
 DR Congo | President | Joseph Kabila |
 Ethiopia | Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn[1] |
 Kenya | President | Uhuru Kenyatta[1] |
 Malawi | Vice President | Saulos Chilima[2] |
 Mozambique | President | Filipe Nyusi[1] |
 Rwanda | President | Paul Kagame[1] |
 South Africa | President | Jacob Zuma[3] |
 Uganda | President | Yoweri Museveni[1] |
 Zambia | President | Edgar Lungu[4] |
 Zimbabwe | President | Robert Mugabe[5] |
Government representatives
| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
 China | Special Envoy | Zhang Ping[6] |
 Namibia | Foreign Minister / Deputy Prime Minister | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| South Africa | Foreign Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane[3] |
| Zambia | Foreign Minister | Harry Kalaba[4] |
Former leaders
| Country | Title | Dignitary |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | former Prime Minister | Raila Odinga[7] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- 1 2 "President Jacob Zuma attends inauguration of Tanzanian President-elect". Government of South Africa. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
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