Hakainde Hichilema
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Hakainde Hichilema is a Zambian businessman and politician who became the country’s president after long-time opposition leadership and multiple previous election bids.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessman
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
anti-corruption measures
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democratic governance ⓘ economic reform in Zambia ⓘ |
| assumedOffice | 2021-08-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Monze District
NERFINISHED
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Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf | Zambia Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-06-04 ⓘ |
| detainedIn | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionOutcome | released without conviction ⓘ |
| detentionReason | treason charges in 2017 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Birmingham
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University of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hichilema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Hakainde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating incumbent president Edgar Lungu in 2021 election
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long-time opposition leadership in Zambia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bemba
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English ⓘ Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | United Party for National Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hakainde Hichilema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Zambian ⓘ |
| numberOfPresidentialRunsBeforeVictory | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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politician ⓘ |
| office | President of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | United Party for National Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Edgar Lungu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of Zambia ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Southern Province of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectorOfBusinessActivity |
agribusiness
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cattle ranching ⓘ finance ⓘ real estate ⓘ |
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