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Raila Odinga was named Kenyan Prime Minister on April 13, 2008. He was previously a member of Parliament and was the losing candidate in the 2007 Kenya Elections.
Odinga challenged the results after Mwai Kibaki won the 2007 election by a margin of 230,000 votes. Kibaki announced on April 13, 2008, that he would name Odinga Prime Minister, as part of a power sharing contract. The move was made partly to stop the violence that occurred following the elections.
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Fast Facts
- Born: January 7, 1945
- Received a scholarship to the Technical University, Magdeburg
- Worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi
- Appointed Deputy Director of the [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Bureau_of_Standards Kenya Bureau of Standards]
- Married to Ida Odinga
- The son of the first Vice President of Kenya [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaramogi_Oginga_Odinga Jaramogi Oginga Odinga]
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Odinga is the son of the first Vice President of Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga; his brother, Oburu Odinga, is also currently a Member of Parliament. He is commonly referred to by his first name due to coincidence as he was in the parliament at the same time as his father between 1992 and 1994. After receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University, Magdeburg, East Germany, Raila returned to Kenya to work as a lecturer at the University of Narobi. In 1982, after being suspected of collaborating with the plotters of a failed coup attempt against President Daniel Arap Moi, Raila was placed under house arrest for seven months. Charged with treason, he was detained without trial for six years. -
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RT @NationMedia Hon. Raila Odinga is ready to stand trial at the Hague. http://bit.ly/dJACk #ICC
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Cabinet secret retreatStandardPresident Kibaki and Prime minister Raila Odinga will fly all Cabinet... http://reduce.li/aycfgt #secret
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Kenya PM blasts African tactics at climate talks (AFP): AFP - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticise http://url4.eu/iMKS
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Kenya PM blasts African tactics at climate talks (AFP): AFP - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticise http://url4.eu/iMKR
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday declared he would surrender to the ICC if prosecutor Ocampo builds a strong case linking him
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Raila Odinga on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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RT @NationMedia Hon. Raila Odinga is ready to stand trial at the Hague. http://bit.ly/dJACk #ICC
@MwaiKibaki | November 09, 2009 03:45 AM -
Cabinet secret retreatStandardPresident Kibaki and Prime minister Raila Odinga will fly all Cabinet... http://reduce.li/aycfgt #secret
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Kenya PM blasts African tactics at climate talks (AFP): AFP - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticise http://url4.eu/iMKS
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Kenya PM blasts African tactics at climate talks (AFP): AFP - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticise http://url4.eu/iMKR
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday declared he would surrender to the ICC if prosecutor Ocampo builds a strong case linking him
@NationMedia | November 08, 2009 12:12 PM
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View All Raila Odinga Questions (2) | Ask a QuestionKenyas gone mad;what do men have to do with Pres. Mwai Kibaki and PM Raila Odingas power feud that women should deny them sex? (1 Answer)If no sex can do the trick I think it's a good answer. Any non-violent measure should be taken to keep things moving forward. Good Luck! read moreIs there any relationship between Barack Obama and Mwai Kibaki? (2 Answers)Many would think there is a relationship because of Obama's Kenyan roots, so there is a natural impulse to think they must have a relationship of some kind. My initial ... read more
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Raila Odinga Background and Profiles
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Raila Odinga Timeline
- January 7, 1945: Born
- 1975: Appointed Deputy Director Of The Kenya Bureau Of Standards
- 1982: Placed Under House Arrest and released In February 1988
- 1988: Rearrested For His Involvement With The Kenya Revolutionary Movement
- 1989: Released In June
- 1990: Incarcerated Again In July
- 1991: Released And Fled To Norway Alleging Assassination Attempts
- 1992: Returned To Kenya To Join FORD & Won The Langata Constituency Parliamentary Seat
- 1994: Left FORD-Kenya To Join The National Development Party
- 2002: Passed Over For The Presidential Ticket & Helped Form The National Rainbow Coalition
- 2007: Became The Head Of The Orange Democratic Movement & Selected as its presidential candidate
- 2008: Named Kenyan Prime Minister by Mwai Kibaki
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