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Tom Mboya

1930 - 1969

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Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (15 August 1930 – 5 July 1969) was a Kenyan trade unionist, educator, Pan-Africanist, author, independence activist, and statesman. He was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya. He led the negotiations for independence at the Lancaster House Conferences and was instrumental in the formation of Kenya's independence party – the Kenya African National Union (KANU) – where he served as its first Secretary-General. He laid the foundation for Kenya's capitalist and mixed economy policies at the height of the Cold War and set up several of the country's key labour institutions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Mboya is the 18,399th most popular politician (down from 18,195th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Kenya (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Kenyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tom Mboya ranks 18,399 out of 19,576. Before him are Phil Bredesen, Annapurna Devi, Gale Norton, John Tower, Pere Aragonès, and Kapil Sibal. After him are Søren Pape Poulsen, John W. Weeks, Galan Erilich, Paul Sarbanes, Pauline Ducruet, and Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Tom Mboya ranks 638. Before him are K. Balachander, Joan Sims, Allison Hayes, Timothy Findley, Wendy Beckett, and Basu Chatterjee. After him are Indrani Rahman, Ronnie Corbett, Bill Brock, Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, and Joni James. Among people deceased in 1969, Tom Mboya ranks 256. Before him are Frank Loesser, George "Gabby" Hayes, Ben Alexander, Rex Ingram, Mitzi Green, and John Boles. After him are Everett Dirksen, Stanley Andrews, Lewis Tewanima, and Charles Winninger.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Tom Mboya ranks 62 out of 150. Before him are Richard Chelimo (1972), Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), and Wang Yang (null). After him are Julius Kariuki (1961), Julius Korir (1960), Billy Konchellah (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Winfred Yavi (1999), and Peter Rono (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kenya

Among politicians born in Kenya, Tom Mboya ranks 9. Before him are Daniel arap Moi (1924), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), William Ruto (1966), Raila Odinga (1945), and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911). After him are Amina Mohamed (1961), and Peres Jepchirchir (1993).

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