Inauguration of John Magufuli
Date5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)
LocationUhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
ParticipantsPresident-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

Dignitaries

Country Title Dignitary
 Botswana Vice President Ponatshego Kedikilwe[1]
 DR CongoPresidentJoseph Kabila
 EthiopiaPrime MinisterHailemariam Desalegn[2]
 KenyaPresidentUhuru Kenyatta[2]
 MalawiVice PresidentSaulos Chilima[3]
 MozambiquePresidentFilipe Nyusi[2]
 RwandaPresidentPaul Kagame[2]
 South AfricaPresidentJacob Zuma[4]
 UgandaPresidentYoweri Museveni[2]
 ZambiaPresidentEdgar Lungu[5]
 ZimbabwePresidentRobert Mugabe[6]

Government representatives

Country Title Dignitary
 Burundi Speaker of Parliament Pascal Nyabenda[1]
 ChinaSpecial EnvoyZhang Ping[7]
 NamibiaForeign Minister / Deputy Prime MinisterNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
 South AfricaForeign MinisterMaite Nkoana-Mashabane[4]
 Swaziland Deputy Prime Minister Paul Dlamini[1]
 ZambiaForeign MinisterHarry Kalaba[5]

Former leaders

Country Title Dignitary
 Comoros former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi[1]
 Kenyaformer Prime MinisterRaila 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

OrganisationTitleDignitary
East African CommunitySecretary GeneralRichard Sezibera[1]
International Conference on the Great Lakes RegionExecutive SecretaryNtumba Luaba[1]
Southern African Development CommunityExecutive SecretaryStergomena Tax[1]
Commonwealth of NationsDeputy Secretary GeneralDeodat Maharaj[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MWAKYUSA, ALVAR. "Pomp, fanfare as Magufuli takes oath of office". www.dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tanzania's Magufuli sworn in as president". AFP. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Makina, Aubrey (3 November 2015). "Mutharika shuns Tanzania new President inauguration". Malawi24. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "President Jacob Zuma attends inauguration of Tanzanian President-elect". Government of South Africa. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 "President Lungu to attend Tanzania President elect's inauguration tomorrow". Lusaka Times. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "President leaves for Tanzania". The Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on November 4, 2015". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Raila Odinga [@RailaOdinga] (4 November 2015). "In Tanzania for the inauguration." (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2015 – via Twitter.
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