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List of heads of state of Kenya

Index List of heads of state of Kenya

This is a list of the heads of state of Kenya, from the independence of Kenya in 1963 to the present day. [1]

45 relations: Acting (law), Administrator of the Government, Cabinet of Kenya, Chief Justice of Kenya, Commonwealth realm, Daniel arap Moi, Deputy President of Kenya, Dominion, Elizabeth II, First-past-the-post voting, House of Representatives (Kenya), House of Windsor, Jomo Kenyatta, Jubilee Party, Kenya, Kenya African National Union, Kenyan general election, 1969, Kenyan general election, 1974, Kenyan general election, 1979, Kenyan general election, 1983, Kenyan general election, 1988, Kenyan general election, 1992, Kenyan general election, 1997, Kenyan general election, 2002, Kenyan general election, 2007, Kenyan general election, 2013, Kenyan presidential election, 1978, Kenyan presidential election, October 2017, Malcolm MacDonald, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Mwai Kibaki, National Assembly (Kenya), National Rainbow Coalition, Party of National Unity (Kenya), President of Kenya, Prime Minister of Kenya, Queen of Kenya, Raila Odinga, Senate of Kenya, Statute of Westminster 1931, Succession to the British throne, The National Alliance, Two-round system, Uhuru Kenyatta, Unicameralism.

Acting (law)

In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.

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Administrator of the Government

An Administrator (Administrator of the Government, Officer Administering the Government) in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General.

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Cabinet of Kenya

The Cabinet of Kenya is made up of the President, Deputy President, Attorney General and Cabinet Secretaries.

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Chief Justice of Kenya

The Chief Justice of Kenya is the head of the Judiciary of Kenya and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya and is an office established under Article 161 of the Kenyan Constitution.

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Commonwealth realm

A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and shares the same person, currently Queen Elizabeth II, as its head of state and reigning constitutional monarch, but retains a Crown legally distinct from the other realms.

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Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born 2 September 1924) is a former Kenyan politician who served as the second President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002.

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Deputy President of Kenya

The Deputy President of Kenya (formerly the Vice-President of Kenya) is the second-highest executive official in the Kenyan government.

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Dominion

Dominions were semi-independent polities under the British Crown, constituting the British Empire, beginning with Canadian Confederation in 1867.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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House of Representatives (Kenya)

The House of Representatives was the lower house of the National Assembly of Kenya, under the Constitution of 1963, the upper house being the Senate Elected between 18 and 26 May 1963, it consisted of 129 directly elected Members of Parliament, with its presiding officer being the Speaker, Sir Humphrey Slade.

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House of Windsor

The House of Windsor is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta (– 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978.

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Jubilee Party

The Jubilee Party of Kenya is the ruling political party that was formed after the merger of 11 political parties, to become one of the major political parties in Kenya.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

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Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, is a Kenyan political party that ruled for nearly 40 years after Kenya's independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral loss in 2002.

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Kenyan general election, 1969

General elections were held in Kenya on 6 December 1969, the first since independence in 1963.

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Kenyan general election, 1974

General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974.

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Kenyan general election, 1979

General elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1979.

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Kenyan general election, 1983

General elections were held in Kenya on 26 September 1983.

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Kenyan general election, 1988

General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988.

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Kenyan general election, 1992

General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992, the first multi-party elections since independence.

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Kenyan general election, 1997

General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997.

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Kenyan general election, 2002

General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2002.

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Kenyan general election, 2007

General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007, electing the President, National Assembly and local councils.

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Kenyan general election, 2013

General elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013.

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Kenyan presidential election, 1978

Presidential elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1978, the first not to be held concurrently with parliamentary elections.

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Kenyan presidential election, October 2017

Fresh Presidential elections were held in Kenya on 26 October 2017 following the Supreme Court's annulment of the results of the presidential vote in the August 2017 general elections.

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Malcolm MacDonald

Malcolm John MacDonald (17 August 1901 – 11 January 1981) was a British politician and diplomat.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Mwai Kibaki

Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H. (born 15 November 1931) is a Kenyan politician who was the third President of Kenya, serving from December 2002 until April 2013.

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National Assembly (Kenya)

The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Kenya.

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National Rainbow Coalition

The National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) was a political alliance and then political party in Kenya.

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Party of National Unity (Kenya)

Party of National Unity (PNU) was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya.

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President of Kenya

The President of the Republic of Kenya (Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of Kenya.

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Prime Minister of Kenya

The Prime Minister of Kenya was a post in the Kenyan government.

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Queen of Kenya

Queen of Kenya was a title held by Elizabeth II as the head of state of Kenya from 1963 to 1964.

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Raila Odinga

Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a former prime minister of Kenya.

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Senate of Kenya

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Kenya.

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Statute of Westminster 1931

The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and modified versions of it are now domestic law within Australia and Canada; it has been repealed in New Zealand and implicitly in former Dominions that are no longer Commonwealth realms.

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Succession to the British throne

Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, gender (for people born before October 2011), legitimacy, and religion.

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The National Alliance

The National Alliance (TNA) was a political party in Kenya.

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Two-round system

The two-round system (also known as the second ballot, runoff voting or ballotage) is a voting method used to elect a single winner, where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate.

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Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician and the fourth president of the Republic of Kenya.

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Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.

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Governor-General of Kenya, Heads of State of Kenya, Heads of state of Kenya, Kenyan President, List of Governors-General of Kenya, List of Presidents of Kenya, Office of the President of Kenya, Presidents of Kenya.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Kenya

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