First inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete

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

Dignitaries
Heads of state and government
 BotswanaPresidentFestus Mogae
 BurundiPresidentPierre Nkurunziza
 ComorosPresidentAzali Assoumani
 Democratic Republic of the CongoPresidentJoseph Kabila
 EthiopiaPrime MinisterMeles Zenawi
 KenyaPresidentMwai Kibaki
 LesothoKingLetsie III
 MalawiPresidentBingu wa Mutharika
 MozambiquePresidentArmando Guebuza
 RwandaPresidentPaul Kagame
 South AfricaPresidentThabo Mbeki
 SudanPresidentOmar al-Bashir
 UgandaPresidentYoweri Museveni
 ZambiaPresidentLevy Mwanawasa
 ZimbabwePresidentRobert Mugabe
Government leaders
 AngolaForeign MinisterJoão Bernardo de Miranda[4]
 South AfricaForeign MinisterNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma[5]
 United StatesAssistant Secretary of StateJendayi Frazer
Former leaders
 KenyaPresidentDaniel arap Moi
 TanzaniaPresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi

References
  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.
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