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Edgar Lungu

President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)

Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 26 January 2015 to 24 August 2021.

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Hakainde Hichilema and the Paradox of Zambian Democracy

Hakainde Hichilema’s ascent to the Zambian presidency charts a course from barefoot cattle herding in the southern district of Monze to the highest office in Lusaka. Inhe…

20 Oct 2026

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