National Rainbow Coalition
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The National Rainbow Coalition was a Kenyan political alliance formed in 2002 that united opposition parties to end the long-standing rule of the Kenya African National Union and bring Mwai Kibaki to the presidency.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral coalition
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning | National Rainbow Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtToPower | Mwai Kibaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentParties |
Democratic Party of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ National Alliance Party of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| electionContested | 2002 Kenyan general election ⓘ |
| formationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| founded | 2002 ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Kibaki administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended KANU’s nearly four-decade rule
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marked Kenya’s first transfer of power from KANU to an opposition coalition ⓘ |
| ideology |
pro-democracy
ⓘ
reformist ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Mwai Kibaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
anti-corruption
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constitutional reform ⓘ good governance ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyContested | National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionTo | Kenya African National Union one-party dominance ⓘ |
| opposedLeader | Daniel arap Moi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedParty | Kenya African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | big tent ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party democracy in Kenya ⓘ |
| purpose |
to end the long-standing rule of the Kenya African National Union
ⓘ
to support Mwai Kibaki for the presidency ⓘ to unite Kenyan opposition parties ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | NARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Party of National Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Mwai Kibaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonElection | 2002 Kenyan presidential election ⓘ |
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