AllAfrica: Hichilema in Early Lead As Violence Reported During Zambia Polls
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Hakainde Hichilema
Hakainde Hichilema, often known by his initials HH and the nickname "Bally", is a Zambian businessman, farmer, and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. After having contested five previous elections in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016, he won the 2021 presidential election with 59.02% of the vote. He has led the United Party for National Development si…
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business · President of Zambia since 2021 · economist · politician · entrepreneur · also Hakainde Hichilema, HH, Bally, Hichilema
Born 4 June 1962 · Q717185
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2026· 3 entries
AllAfrica: Zambia: Hichilema Takes Early Lead in Elections - Electoral Commission
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Public attention spiked: 2,823 Wikipedia readers in one day, 9.3× the usual 304, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Presidency (2021–Present)
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2025· 1 entry
And former acting president Guy Scott in 2026, Hichilema has been the only living Zambian president
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2024· 3 entries
Reported claimRated False The claim that ‘Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema has enabled the placement of anti-Mnangagwa Billboards sponsored by the Zambia American embassy @usembassyzambia’ has been rated as false. The picture used has been manipulated. Before it’s manipulation targeting the Zambian President and the US Embassy in Zambia, it had been used more than three times. Fortunately, while the billboard itself can be manipulated, the surroundings will always show that it has been falsified. · FactCheckZW
FactCheckZW rated the claim “Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema has enabled the placement of anti-Mnangagwa Billboards sponsored by the Zambia American embassy @usembassyzambia .” False The claim that ‘Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema has enabled the placement of anti-Mnangagwa Billboards sponsored by the Zambia American embassy @usembassyzambia’ has been rated as false. The picture used has been manipulated. Before it’s manipulation targeting the Zambian President and the US Embassy in Zambia, it had been used more than three times. Fortunately, while the billboard itself can be manipulated, the surroundings will always show that it has been falsified..
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Published “Hakainde Hichilema:” in Conversations with memorable personalities.
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Published “Understanding the Potential of Conservation Agriculture towards Improving Food Security and Sustainability of Natural Resources in Chongwe District of Lusaka” in Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research.
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2023· 2 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Zambia's Hichilema says he won’t seek re-election in 2026” False.
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Reported claimRated FALSE The Namibian Presidency called fake on the claim of the existence of such a grant scheme on 3 April 2023. · Namibia Fact Check
Namibia Fact Check rated the claim “A social media post claims that the President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, and the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, have initiated a grant scheme that awards N$3,000 grants to Namibian nationals.” FALSE The Namibian Presidency called fake on the claim of the existence of such a grant scheme on 3 April 2023..
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2022· 3 entries
Zambia voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the UN
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Zambia chaired the African Group of Negotiators at COP27
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The President Hichilema and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan agreed to revitalize the TAZARA Railway and upgrade it to standard gauge through public-private partnership
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2021· 4 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Tweets by Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema” False.
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Career landmark: President of Zambia (2021).
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“When I’m in Beijing, I’m not against Washington. When I’m in Washington, we’re not against Beijing,”
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For the 76th United Nations General Assembly he made his first international trip to the United States, meeting World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) heads and American Vice President Kamala Harris
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2020· 1 entry
On 23 December 2020, Hichilema received a warning and caution at the Zambian Police Headquarters in Lusaka for an alleged offence of "conspiracy to defraud contrary to section 313 of the Penal Code, Cap 87 of the Laws of
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2006· 2 entries
Was elected as the party's new President
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2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016, he won the 2021 presidential election with 59
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1986· 1 entry
With a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-06-04.
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