Inauguration of Hage Geingob

Inauguration of Hage GeingobDate| 21 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-21)

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Location| Independence Stadium
Windhoek, Namibia
Participants| Hage Geingob
Foreign Dignitaries (15 HOSG)

The inauguration of Hage Geingob as the 3rd president of Namibia took place on Saturday, 21 March 2015. The inauguration marked the beginning of the first term of Hage Geingob as President following the general election.[1] It coincided with the 25th independence anniversary celebrations.

## Attendance

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### Dignitaries

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Foreign heads of states and governments who attended the ceremony. Country  | Title  | Dignitary

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Angola | President | José Eduardo dos Santos[2]
Botswana | President | Ian Khama[3]
Congo | President | Denis Sassou Nguesso[4]
Cuba | Vice President | Miguel Díaz-Canel[5]
Equatorial Guinea | President | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[6]
Ethiopia | Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn[7]
Gabon | President | Ali Bongo Ondimba[4]
Kenya | President | Uhuru Kenyatta[8]
Madagascar | President | Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Mali | President | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta[9]
Mozambique | President | Filipe Nyusi[10]
South Africa | Deputy President | Cyril Ramaphosa[11]
South Sudan | President | Salva Kiir Mayardit[12]
Swaziland | King | Mswati III[13]
Tanzania | President | Jakaya Kikwete[14][15]
Zambia | President | Edgar Lungu[16]
Zimbabwe | President | Robert Mugabe[17]

### Government representatives

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Country  | Title  | Dignitary

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Botswana | Foreign Minister | Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi[3]
China | Transport Minister | Yang Chuantang[18]
Kenya | Foreign Minister | Amina Mohamed[8]
Kenya | Transport Minister | Michael Kamau[8]
Palestine | Foreign Minister | Riyad al-Maliki
Malawi | Foreign Minister | George Chaponda[citation needed]
Sahrawi Republic | Foreign Minister | Mohamed Salem Ould Salek[19]
South Africa | Foreign Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane[11]
Tanzania | Foreign Minister | Bernard Membe
United States | Deputy Secretary of State | Heather Higginbottom[20]
Zimbabwe | Foreign Minister | Simbarashe Mumbengegwi [17]
Zambia | Foreign Minister | Harry Kalaba[16]
Zimbabwe | Local Government Minister | Ignatius Chombo[17]

### Former leaders

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Country  | Title  | Dignitary

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Finland | 10th President | Martti Ahtisaari
Ghana | President | Jerry Rawlings
Nigeria | President | Olusegun Obasanjo
South Africa | 2nd President | Thabo Mbeki
Tanzania | 2nd President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Tanzania | 3rd President | Benjamin Mkapa
Zambia | 1st President | Kenneth Kaunda[21]
Zambia | 4th President | Rupiah Banda[21]

### International organisations

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Organisation  | Title  | Dignitary

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African Union | Chairperson of the AU Commission | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Southern African Development Community | Executive Secretary | Stergomena Tax

## References

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1. ^ Kahiurika, Ndanki (20 March 2015). "800 dignitaries expected for celebrations". The Namibian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Angolan president says Namibia's independence entailed enormous sacrifices". Windhoek. Angola Press News Agency. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
3. ^ a b "Khama attends Geingob inauguration". Daily News. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
4. ^ a b "Bongo, Mugabé, Sassou N'Guesso : à l'investiture du Président namibien". Africa Top Success. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. ^ "Cuba's First Vice-president Attends Inauguration of Namibian President". Cuban News Agency. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
6. ^ Nguema, Maria Jesus Nsang (21 March 2015). "The President attended the commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Independence of Namibia". Equatorial Guinea’s Press and Information Office. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
7. ^ "PM to attend Independence Day, Presidential inauguration in Namibia". Ethiopian News Agency. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
8. ^ a b c "Uhuru attends inauguration of Namibia president". Capital FM. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
9. ^ "Tweet". Presidence Mali. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
10. ^ "PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA, FILIPE NYUSI, CHEGA ESTA SEXTA-FEIRA À NAMÍBIA, PARA PARTICIPAR NA TOMADA DE POSSE DO PRESIDENTE ELEITO, HAGE GEINGOB". Radio Mocambique. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
11. ^ a b "Deputy President to attend inauguration in Namibia". South African Government News Agency. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
12. ^ "S. Sudan president in Namibia for bilateral talks". Sudan Tribune. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
13. ^ "King jets off to Japan". Swazi Observer. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
14. ^ "President Kikwete arrives in Namibia for presidential inauguration". Michuzi Blog. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
15. ^ "Namibia hails Dar's independence contribution". Daily News. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
16. ^ a b "President Lungu arrives in Windhoek, Namibia for Geingob's inauguration". Lusaka Times. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
17. ^ a b c "Namibians celebrate silver jubilee". Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
18. ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference on March 18, 2015". Foreign Ministry. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
19. ^ "Foreign Ministry represents President of Republic at inauguration of Namibia new president". Sahara Press Service. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
20. ^ "President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the Inauguration of Hage Geingob". whitehouse.gov. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015 - via National Archives.
21. ^ a b "President Lungu witnesses President Geigob's inauguration in Namibia". Lusaka Times. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

## External links

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* Inauguration of Hage Geingob on Flickr