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Here are the key dates in the life of Daniel arap Moi, Kenya's leader for almost a quarter of a century, who died on Tuesday aged 95. - 1924: He is born into a poor family from the Kalenjin people and grows up in the cattle-herding and farming county of Baringo in northwestern Kenya. - 1955: After working as a teacher, he enters politics and serves in legislative councils under British colonial rule. - 1967: Named vice president of Kenya. - 1978: Moi becomes president after death of Jomo Kenyatta, father of Kenyan independence. - 1982: He survives a botched coup, responding swiftly and harshly, with dozens arrested and fired. - 1991: Under domestic and international pressure, Moi puts an end to one-party rule and allows a multi-party system. He is re-elected leader in 1992 and 1997 elections, both marred by political and ethnic violence. - 1997: The World Bank and IMF withhold aid to Kenya, saying the government has not kept its pledge to fight corruption. - 2002: The constitution blocks Moi from standing for re-election. He quits and peacefully hands over power to Mwai Kibaki. - 2004: He launches a humanitarian foundation called Moi Africa Institute (MAI), focused on preventing conflicts on the continent. - 2006: Moi asks for forgiveness for acts of misrule during his 24-year-regime. - 2020: Moi dies aged 95. burs-pjm/wdb
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