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Daniel Toroitich arap Moi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Kenya.

14 records1924–198812 events0 places

Chronological biography

1924

Birth of Daniel Toroitich arap Moi24 September 1924
Politics / Kenya Election Council

Birth of Daniel Toroitich arap Moi

Election24 September 1924
Politics / Kenya Election Council

Birth of Daniel Toroitich arap Moi

1957

Election1957
Politics / Kenya Election Council

Elected to the Kenyan Election Council

Kenyan Election Council1957
Politics / Kenya Election Council

Elected to the Kenyan Election Council

Minister of Education1957
Government / Government of Kenya · Minister of Education

Appointed Minister of Education in the pre-independence Government of 1960-1961

1963

Constitution of Kenya1963
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenyatta convinces Moi that KADU and KANU should be merged to complete the process of decolonisation, Kenya becomes a de facto single-party state, dominated by the Kikuyu-Luo alliance

Independence of Kenya1963
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenyatta convinces Moi that KADU and KANU should be merged to complete the process of decolonisation, Kenya becomes a de facto single-party state, dominated by the Kikuyu-Luo alliance

KADU1963
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenyatta convinces Moi that KADU and KANU should be merged to complete the process of decolonisation, Kenya becomes a de facto single-party state, dominated by the Kikuyu-Luo alliance

Kenya African National Union (KANU)1963
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenyatta convinces Moi that KADU and KANU should be merged to complete the process of decolonisation, Kenya becomes a de facto single-party state, dominated by the Kikuyu-Luo alliance

1964

Minister of Home Affairs1964
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU) · Minister of Home Affairs

Appointed Minister for Home Affairs

1967

Vice President1967
Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU) · Vice President

Appointed Vice President of Kenya

1978

President of Kenya1978
Government / Government of Kenya · President of Kenya

Appointed President of Kenya, 1st term, comes to power on the death of Kenyatta

1987

Plot1987
Government / Government of Kenya · President of Kenya

Subdues the Mwakenya Conspiracy & overcomes resistance to authoritarian methods

1988

President of Kenya1988
Government / Government of Kenya · President of Kenya

Appointed President of Kenya, 2nd term, returned unopposed

Titles and roles

Minister of Education · Minister of Home Affairs · President of Kenya · Vice President

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.