Biography
Daniel arap Moi
Vice President 1967 to 1978. President 1978 to 2002. KANU. Died 2020.
Daniel arap Moi was Kenya's second and longest-serving President, from 1978 to 2002. Moi's rule brought one-party politics, detentions and torture of critics, and the return of multiparty elections in 1991. Born on 2 September 1924 in Kurieng'wo, Sacho, Baringo County. Died on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi, aged 95.
- Full name
- Daniel Toroitich arap Moi
- Born
- 2 September 1924, Kurieng'wo, Sacho, Baringo County
- Died
- 4 February 2020, Nairobi
- Party
- KANU
- Family
- Father of Gideon Moi, a former Baringo Senator.
Education
- African Inland Mission School, KabartonjoPrimary school
- Kapsabet SchoolSecondary school
- Tambach Teacher Training SchoolTeacher training
Career
- 1945 to 1955Teacher and head teacher
- 1955Appointed to the Legislative Council
- 1960Chairman of KADU
- 1964 to 1978Minister for Home Affairs after KADU merged into KANU
- 1967 to 1978Vice President
- 1978 to 2002Second President of Kenya
- 1982Kenya made a one-party state in law; an air force coup attempt failed in August
- 1991Restored multiparty politics under pressure; won the 1992 and 1997 elections
What Moi stood for
Authoritarian, patronage-based centralism that bent only under sustained pressure.
- Role of the state in the economy: Mixed
- Land, wealth and taxes: Low redistribution
- Institutions and power-sharing: Executive-centred
- Political style: Establishment
- Civil liberties: Order-first
Placed mainly from what Moi did, not what Moi said. See the full record, with every source.
Common questions
Who was Daniel arap Moi?
Daniel arap Moi was Kenya's second and longest-serving President, from 1978 to 2002. Moi's rule brought one-party politics, detentions and torture of critics, and the return of multiparty elections in 1991. Vice President 1967 to 1978. President 1978 to 2002. KANU. Died 2020.
When was Daniel arap Moi born, and when did they die?
Born on 2 September 1924 in Kurieng'wo, Sacho, Baringo County. Died on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi, aged 95.
What did Daniel arap Moi study?
Teacher training at Tambach Teacher Training School.
Which party was Daniel arap Moi in?
KANU.
What did Daniel arap Moi stand for?
Authoritarian, patronage-based centralism that bent only under sustained pressure.
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