First inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete

Summary

The first inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete as the 4th president of Tanzania took place on Wednesday, 21 December 2005. It marked the commencement of the first five-year term of Jakaya Kikwete as President and Ali Mohamed Shein as Vice President.[1]

2005 presidential inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete
Jakaya Kikwete
Date21 December 2005 (2005-12-21)
LocationUhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam
ParticipantsPresident Jakaya Kikwete
Ali Mohamed Shein

Kikwete won the 2005 presidential election by a landslide receiving 80.28 percent of the popular vote.[2][3]

Attendance edit

Dignitaries edit

Heads of state and government
  Botswana President Festus Mogae
  Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza
  Comoros President Azali Assoumani
  Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila
  Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
  Kenya President Mwai Kibaki
  Lesotho King Letsie III
  Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika
  Mozambique President Armando Guebuza
  Rwanda President Paul Kagame
  South Africa President Thabo Mbeki
  Sudan President Omar al-Bashir
  Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
  Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa
  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe
Government leaders
  Angola Foreign Minister João Bernardo de Miranda[4]
  South Africa Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma[5]
  United States Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer
Former leaders
  Kenya President Daniel arap Moi
  Tanzania President Ali Hassan Mwinyi

References edit

  1. ^ Shao, Pascal (20 December 2005). "13 presidents for swearing-in". IPP Media. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Landslide win for Tanzania's CCM". BBC News. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Tanzania's new president sworn in". BBC News. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Angolan minister to attend Kikwete's presidential inauguration". panapress.com. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. ^ "President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Minister Dlamini Zuma to attend inauguration of Tanzanian President-Elect Jakaya Kikwete". 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

External links edit

  • Kikwete's inaugural speech
  • Presidential group photograph at Michuzi Blog