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Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085644
South African History Online (2012) 'Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085644 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085644, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085644. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085644.
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