Daniel arap Moi: Life in pictures

The former Kenyan president, Daniel arap Moi has died at the age of 95.

He led Kenya for 24 years, initially winning widespread support in the country, but his rule was marred by economic stagnation and accusations of corruption.

News imageGoogle Daniel arap Moi and the representative of the Kenyan Legislative Council Michael Blundell at the opening of the second Lancaster House conference in LondonGoogle
As representatives of the Kenyan Legislative Council, Daniel arap Moi and Michael Blundell attend the opening of the second Lancaster House conference in London in February 1962. The conferences negotiated a framework for Kenya's independence from the UK.
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News imageAFP Daniel arap Moi, as the Vice-President and Interior Minister of Kenya in 1967AFP
He is named vice-president by Jomo Kenyatta in 1967.
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News imageGetty Images Inauguration of Daniel arap Moi as Kenyan President in 1978Getty Images
He is sworn in as president following the death of Jomo Kenyatta in 1978.
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News imageGetty Images Daniel arap Moi meeting Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the airport in Kenya in September 1981.Getty Images
Mr Moi meeting Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the airport in Kenya in September 1981.
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News imagePA Media Queen Elizabeth II speaking at a State Banquet alongside President Daniel arap Moi.PA Media
Queen Elizabeth II speaking at a State Banquet alongside President Moi, during her four-day state visit to Kenya in 1983.
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News imageGetty Images President Daniel Arap Moi , pictured holding his ceremonial ivory stick, setting fire to tusks worth 3 million US dollars, confiscated from poachers by Kenyan Game WardensGetty Images
He sets fire to a huge pile of elephant tusks worth $3m (£2.3m) in order to highlight the fight against poaching in 1989.
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News imageAFP Daniel Arap Moi giving a speech in 1991 to 3000 officials of his ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) that it is the end of one-party rule in Kenya.AFP
He tells officials of his ruling Kenya African National Union (Kanu) that it was the end of one-party rule in Kenya in 1991. The following year he won the country's first multiparty elections amid charges of electoral fraud.
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News imageAFP Daniel arap Moi shown inspects the honour guard at the opening of Parliament in Nairobi in 1992.AFP
Here he inspects the guard of honour at the opening of parliament in Nairobi in 1992.
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News imageAFP President Daniel arap Moi greets his supporters after he was sworn in for final five-year term in Nairobi in 1998AFP
He greets his supporters after he being sworn in for a final five-year term in Nairobi in 1998.
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News imageAFP Daniel arap Moi and President Bill Clinton at the opening of the National Summit on Africa, "Dialogue and Celebration of Africa and America, Partners in the New Millennium,"at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington, DC in February 2000.AFP
Daniel arap Moi and President Bill Clinton at the opening of the National Summit on Africa at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington, DC in February 2000.
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News imageGetty Images Daniel arap Moi sits next to President-elect Mwai Kibaki during the swearing-in ceremony in December 2002Getty Images
Daniel arap Moi sits next to President-elect Mwai Kibaki during the swearing-in ceremony in December 2002, ending 24 years of Mr Moi's rule.
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