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Biography of Daniel arap Moi
Name: Daniel arap Moi
Birth Date: September 2, 1924
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Kuriengwo, Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
Gender: Male
Occupations: president, politician
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi (born 1924) first became president of Kenya, by appointment, following the death of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta.Daniel arap Moi first became president of Kenya in 1978. For most of his years as president, Moi and the ruling party have had absolute authority over the country's political and judicial systems. Moi is a tough, experienced fighter, with "country boy cunning" and craftiness in exploiting tribal divisions. As the pro-government Sunday Times said: "Moi may not have studied politics at anyone's university, but he has proved himself a real `Professor of politics' in the practical sense." In 1982 Moi pushed legislation through making Kenya a de jure (by right) one-party state, although it had been a de facto (actual) one-party state since 1969, when the opposition was banned and KANU had begun overriding Parliament in decision-making matters.Domestically, the Kenyan government had repressed pressure for political change by detentions, torture, and …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…in India1936: Arab revolt in Palestine resulted in a civil war1939: Francisco Franco seized control of Spain1946: First session of UN General Assembly opened in London1951: Farouk I of Egypt abdicated his throne1961: Peace Corps established by John F. Kennedy1969: Neil Armstrong was first person to walk on the moon1980: Cable News Network (CNN) went on the air1991: Soviet Union was officially dissolved2001: World Trade terrorist attacks Further Reading booksDays, Drew S., and others, Justice Enjoined: The State of the Judiciary in Kenya,Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, 1992.Harden, Blaine, Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent, W. W. Norton, 1990.periodicalsChristian Science Monitor, March 5, 1997, p.19.booksKenya: Taking Liberties, Africa Watch, July 1991.periodicalsAfrica Confidential, June 1, 1990; December 6, 1991.Daily Telegraph (London, England), October 17, 2002. Daily Telegraph (London, England), October 26, 2002.News Release (Nairobi), Commonwealth Observer, January 1, 1993.New York Times, September 29, 1996, p. 1-14. New York Times, October 15, 2002.The Standard (Nairobi), January 5, 1993.Sunday Times (Nairobi), December 27, 1992.
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