Forum for the Restoration of Democracy
political party, Kenya
Also known as: FORD
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history of Kenya
- In Kenya: Moi’s rule
One opposition party, Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD), had been founded in 1991 but by 1992 had split into two factions: FORD-Kenya, led by Odinga until his death in 1994, and FORD-Asili, headed by Kenneth Matiba.
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role of Odinga
- In Oginga Odinga
…1991 he helped found the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD). Later that year, under pressure at home and from the international community, Moi legalized opposition parties. Ethnic and personal rivalries split FORD, however, and Odinga came in fourth in multiparty presidential elections held in 1992.
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