Inauguration of John Magufuli

Date| 5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)
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[edit]

### Dignitaries[edit]

Country  | Title  | Dignitary

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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

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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

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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

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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]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "President Jacob Zuma attends inauguration of Tanzanian President-elect". Government of South Africa. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
5. ^ a b "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] (November 4, 2015). "In Tanzania for the inauguration." (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2015 - via Twitter.

## External links[edit]

* President Zuma attends Magufuli's Inauguration on Flickr

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John Magufuli

* President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
* National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (2016–2021)
* MP for Biharamulo East (1995–2005)
* MP for Chato (2005–2015)

Presidency|

* 2015 inauguration
* Magufuli cabinet
* International trips
* COVID-19 pandemic
* Death and state funeral

Elections|

* 2015 Tanzanian general election
* 2020 Tanzanian general election

Family|

* Janeth Magufuli (spouse)

* Category:John Magufuli

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