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Raila Odinga

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Raila Odinga

b. 1945

Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013

Postwar

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Key Dates

Birth

1945 January 7, 1945 →

Biography

Raila Amolo Odinga was a Kenyan politician who served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013. He was also the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party.

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1945
Birth

Kenyan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya

January 7 →

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