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Mwai Kibaki

Also known as Mwai Emilio Stanley, Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki

3rd President of Kenya (1931–2022)

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Mwai Kibaki was Kenya's third president, serving in this role during a significant period of the country's history until his death in 2022. He matters because his presidency shaped modern Kenya's political and economic development during a time of important transitions in the nation's governance.

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Born: 1931
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Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013. He was the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi governments, including as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi. Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997. He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. Following the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as the President of Kenya.

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