| Event Name: | Inauguration of John Magufuli |
The inauguration of John Magufuli as the 5th president of Tanzania took place on Thursday, 5 November 2015. It marked the commencement of the first five-year term of John Magufuli as President and Samia Suluhu as Vice President.
Magufuli won the 2015 presidential election, receiving 58% of the vote. Outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete declared the day as a public holiday.
| Country | Title | Dignitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President | Ponatshego Kedikilwe[1] | ||
| President | Joseph Kabila | ||
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn | ||
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta[2] | ||
| Vice President | Saulos Chilima[3] | ||
| President | Filipe Nyusi | ||
| President | Paul Kagame | ||
| President | Jacob Zuma[4] | ||
| President | Yoweri Museveni | ||
| President | Edgar Lungu[5] | ||
| President | Robert Mugabe[6] |
| Country | Title | Dignitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of Parliament | Pascal Nyabenda | ||
| Special Envoy | Zhang Ping[7] | ||
| Foreign Minister / Deputy Prime Minister | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | ||
| Foreign Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Paul Dlamini | ||
| Foreign Minister | Harry Kalaba |
| Country | Title | Dignitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| former President | Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi | ||
| former Prime Minister | Raila Odinga[8] | ||
| former President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | ||
| former President | Benjamin Mkapa | ||
| former President | Jakaya Kikwete | ||
| former Vice President | Mohamed Gharib Bilal | ||
| former Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda |
| Organisation | Title | Dignitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| East African Community | Secretary General | Richard Sezibera | |
| International Conference on the Great Lakes Region | Executive Secretary | Ntumba Luaba | |
| Southern African Development Community | Executive Secretary | Stergomena Tax | |
| Commonwealth of Nations | Deputy Secretary General | Deodat Maharaj |