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Hakainde Hichilema
President of Zambia (since 2021)
Lost five elections, was jailed — then won, and steadied a nation.
KemetLeads Scorecard
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Democratic trajectory▲ +0.08 2021–2025
Rule of law & corruption▲ +2.7 2021–2024
Rights & participation▲ +0.03 2021–2024
Constitutional conduct & exit
4.2 / 5 provisional — in office
✓ Democratic legitimacy✓ Constitutional conduct· Peaceful exit± Development & rights
Won power at the ballot box in 2021 in a peaceful transfer; governing within the constitution; debt rescue ongoing.
Rows 1–4: country-level change during the tenure — evidence, not proof.
Our read
Won power at the ballot box, restructured the debt, kept the constitution. Zambia is quietly assembling one of the region's better recent scorecards.
The rise
A cattle-herder turned self-made businessman, 'HH' ran for president five times — and was once jailed on treason charges — before winning in 2021.
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