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President · Zambia

Edgar Lungu

89 recorded engagements, 2015–2021: 88 visits, 1 video conference and 2 signed agreements.

Open in the interactive map Zambia country profile
89Engagements
88Visits
0Phone calls
1Video conferences
2Signed agreements
30Destination countries
40Multilateral summits
2015–2021Years in LEAD

Biography

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

Edgar Chagwa Lungu (11 November 1956 – 5 June 2025) was a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 26 January 2015 to 24 August 2021.

Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. Following Sata's death in October 2014, Lungu was nominated as the candidate for the Patriotic Front at the Convention of the Patriotic Front which was held in Kabwe, for the January 2015 presidential by-election, which was to determine who would serve out the remainder of Sata's term. In the election, he narrowly defeated opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema and took office on 25 January 2015.

Lungu was elected to a full presidential term in the August 2016 election, again narrowly defeating Hichilema. Hichilema initially disputed the election result and filed a case at the Constitutional Court to nullify the result. On 5 September, however, the court dismissed the case in Lungu's favour. Lungu was sworn in for his first full term on 13 September 2016.

In the 2021 Zambian general election 2021, Lungu was defeated by Hichilema. He announced his retirement from politics, but returned in 2023 and became the leader of the Patriotic Front...

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Where they travelled

Zambia   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • South Africa9
  • Ethiopia6
  • Angola6
  • United States of America6
  • Zimbabwe5
  • Mozambique5
  • Uganda5
  • Botswana5
  • Tanzania4
  • eSwatini4
  • Namibia3
  • Rwanda3

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations69
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs37
  • Trade and Economic Relations16
  • Peace and Security5
  • Infrastructure and Connectivity3
  • Development and Aid3
  • Energy2
  • Agriculture and Food Security2
  • Environment and Climate Change1

Activity by year

2015: 19 engagements2016: 17 engagements2017: 22 engagements2018: 10 engagements2019: 16 engagements2020: 3 engagements2021: 2 engagements201520202021

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2017-08-18South AfricaFunctional cooperation
2019-08-27JapanHigh-level politics

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2015-01-28 – 2015-02-02Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2015-02-06VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2015-02-13 – 2015-02-15VisitAngola · Luanda
2015-02-25VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2015-03-18 – 2015-03-19VisitMozambique · Maputo
2015-03-21VisitNamibia · Windhoek
2015-03-29 – 2015-04-01VisitChina · Beijing
2015-04-02 – 2015-04-03VisitUganda · Kampala
2015-04-29 – 2015-05-01Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2015-05-18Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2015-06-11 – 2015-06-15Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2015-06-26VisitMozambique · Maputo
2015-07-23 – 2015-07-25VisitUganda · Kampala
2015-08-08 – 2015-08-09VisitMalawi · Blantyre
2015-08-17 – 2015-08-18Visit SummitBotswana · Gaborone
2015-08-25 – 2015-08-27VisitNamibia · Windhoek
2015-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2015-11-05VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2015-12-04 – 2015-12-05Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2016-01-15Visit SummitNamibia · Windhoek
2016-01-22 – 2016-01-23VisitVatican · Vatican City
2016-01-29 – 2016-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2016-02-04 – 2016-02-06VisitItaly · Rome
2016-02-05VisitVatican · Vatican City
2016-02-07 – 2016-02-11VisitFrance · Paris
2016-04-25VisitMalawi · Lilongwe
2016-05-11 – 2016-05-12VisitUganda · Kampala
2016-07-04VisitUganda · Kampala
2016-08-24 – 2016-08-25Visit SummiteSwatini · Mbabane
2016-09-20Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-10-19 – 2016-10-20Visit SummitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2016-10-26Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2016-11-14 – 2016-11-18Visit SummitMorocco · Marrakesh
2016-11-22 – 2016-11-25Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2016-11-27 – 2016-11-29VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2016-12-07 – 2016-12-09VisitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2017-01-06 – 2017-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2017-01-27 – 2017-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2017-02-06 – 2017-02-07VisitBotswana · Kasane
2017-02-28 – 2017-03-05VisitIsrael · Jerusalem
Show all 89 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2017-03-14 – 2017-03-16Visit SummiteSwatini · Mbabane
2017-05-03 – 2017-05-05Visit SummitSouth Africa · Cape Town
2017-05-17 – 2017-05-18Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2017-06-15VisitLesotho · Maseru
2017-06-23Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2017-07-02 – 2017-07-04Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2017-07-20VisiteSwatini · Mbabane
2017-08-17 – 2017-08-18VisitRwanda · Kigali
2017-08-18 – 2017-08-20Visit SummitSouth Africa · JohannesburgAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2017-09-01 – 2017-09-04VisiteSwatini · Mbabane
2017-09-19Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2017-09-26VisitAngola · Luanda
2017-10-18 – 2017-10-19Visit SummitRepublic of the Congo · Oyo
2017-11-01 – 2017-11-02Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2017-11-14 – 2017-11-16VisitEgypt · Cairo
2017-11-20 – 2017-11-21Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2017-11-24VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2017-11-27 – 2017-11-28VisitKenya · Nairobi
2018-02-21 – 2018-02-22VisitRwanda · Kigali
2018-03-10VisitBotswana · Gaborone
2018-03-14VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2018-04-23 – 2018-04-24VisitAngola · Luanda
2018-06-14 – 2018-06-17VisitKenya · Nairobi
2018-07-26 – 2018-07-27Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2018-08-26 – 2018-08-27VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2018-08-31 – 2018-09-07Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2018-09-24 – 2018-09-26Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2018-12-17 – 2018-12-20VisitJapan · Tokyo
2019-01-09VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2019-01-17Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2019-01-19VisitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2019-02-09 – 2019-02-10Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2019-05-06 – 2019-05-07Visit SummitBotswana · Gaborone
2019-05-31 – 2019-06-02VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa
2019-06-13 – 2019-06-14Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2019-06-19Visit SummitMozambique · Maputo
2019-07-17 – 2019-07-18Visit SummitKenya · Nairobi
2019-08-05VisitMozambique · Maputo
2019-08-17 – 2019-08-18Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2019-08-20 – 2019-08-22VisitIndia · New Delhi
2019-08-27 – 2019-08-30Visit SummitJapan · YokohamaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2019-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-11-01 – 2019-11-02VisitBotswana · Gaborone
2019-11-26 – 2019-11-28VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2020-01-16 – 2020-01-18VisitMozambique · Maputo
2020-05-19 – 2020-05-20Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2020-09-24Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-03-22VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2021-04-24VisitDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Edgar Lungu leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/edgar-lungu.html]