Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi is Dead
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Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi is Dead
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (/ˈmoʊiː/ MOH-ee) (born 2 September 1924, Died 4th February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who was the second President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He became president as a result of the death of the then president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Through popular agitation and external pressures, he was forced to allow multiparty elections in 1991; he led his party, KANU, to victory in the 1992 and 1997 elections. Prior to becoming President, he served as the third Vice President of Kenya from 1967 to 1978.
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Daniel arap Moi | |
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President Moi in 1979 | |
2nd President of Kenya | |
In office 22 August 1978 – 30 December 2002 | |
Vice President | Mwai Kibaki Josephat Karanja George Saitoti Musalia Mudavadi |
Preceded by | Jomo Kenyatta |
Succeeded by | Mwai Kibaki |
Chairperson of the OAU | |
In office 24 June 1981 – 6 June 1983 | |
Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
Succeeded by | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
3rd Vice President of Kenya | |
In office 5 January 1967 – 22 August 1978 | |
President | Jomo Kenyatta |
Preceded by | Joseph Murumbi |
Succeeded by | Mwai Kibaki |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 28 December 1964 – 9 April 1978 | |
President | Jomo Kenyatta |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 5 December 1963 Died = 4 February 2020 – 20 August 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Gideon Moi |
Constituency | Baringo North (1963–67) Baringo Central (1967–2004) |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Toroitich arap Moi 2 September 1924 (age 95) Sacho, Baringo, Kenya Colony |
Died | 4 February 2020 |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Political party | KANU KADU (1960–1964) |
Spouse(s) | Lena Moi (d. 2004)[1] |
Children | 8 JenniferDorisJune(adopted) Jonathan(deceased)RaymondJohn MarkPhilipGideon |
Alma mater | Tambach TTC |
Profession | Teacher |
Awards | Silver World Award (1981) |
Signature | |
Nickname(s) | Nyayo Baba Moi Baba wa Taifa Mtukufu Rais |
Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as Nyayo, a Swahili word for “footsteps”, as he often said he was following in the footsteps of the first President, Jomo Kenyatta. He also earned the sobriquet “Professor of Politics” due to his long rule of 24 years, the longest in Kenyan history to date.[4] At 95, he was currently the oldest living former Kenyan president.
Daniel arap Moi | |
---|---|
President Moi in 1979 | |
2nd President of Kenya | |
In office 22 August 1978 – 30 December 2002 | |
Vice President | Mwai Kibaki Josephat Karanja George Saitoti Musalia Mudavadi |
Preceded by | Jomo Kenyatta |
Succeeded by | Mwai Kibaki |
Chairperson of the OAU | |
In office 24 June 1981 – 6 June 1983 | |
Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
Succeeded by | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
3rd Vice President of Kenya | |
In office 5 January 1967 – 22 August 1978 | |
President | Jomo Kenyatta |
Preceded by | Joseph Murumbi |
Succeeded by | Mwai Kibaki |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 28 December 1964 – 9 April 1978 | |
President | Jomo Kenyatta |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 5 December 1963 Died = 4 February 2020 – 20 August 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Gideon Moi |
Constituency | Baringo North (1963–67) Baringo Central (1967–2004) |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Toroitich arap Moi 2 September 1924 (age 95) Sacho, Baringo, Kenya Colony |
Died | 4 February 2020 |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Political party | KANU KADU (1960–1964) |
Spouse(s) | Lena Moi (d. 2004)[1] |
Children | 8 JenniferDorisJune(adopted) Jonathan(deceased)RaymondJohn MarkPhilipGideon |
Alma mater | Tambach TTC |
Profession | Teacher |
Awards | Silver World Award (1981) |
Signature | |
Nickname(s) | Nyayo Baba Moi Baba wa Taifa Mtukufu Rais |
Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as Nyayo, a Swahili word for “footsteps”, as he often said he was following in the footsteps of the first President, Jomo Kenyatta. He also earned the sobriquet “Professor of Politics” due to his long rule of 24 years, the longest in Kenyan history to date.[4] At 95, he was currently the oldest living former Kenyan president.
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