Inauguration of Hage Geingob
Date21 March 2015; 8 years ago (2015-03-21)
LocationIndependence Stadium
Windhoek, Namibia
ParticipantsHage 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

Dignitaries

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

Country Title Dignitary
 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

Country Title Dignitary
 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

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

References

  1. ^ Kahiurika, Ndanki (20 March 2015). "800 dignitaries expected for celebrations". The Namibian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  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. 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. 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.

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