| − | '''Raila Odinga''' (born 1945) is the former socialist [[Prime Minister]] of [[Kenya]] and a cousin of [[US]] President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7176683.stm</ref> He received his higher education at [[Magdeburg University]] in [[Communist]] [[East Germany]]; his first son is named after [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2c8_1199824924</ref> In 2007 Odinga was the candidate for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in the Kenyan presidential election. The disputed outcome of that election, which opposition activists claim was rigged to produce a victory for incumbent president [[Mwai Kibaki]], led to widespread civil unrest in which arond 1,500 people died and several hundred thousands fled their homes. In a power-sharing deal aimed at restoring stability and international support, Kibaki agreed to make Odinga prime minister. In the elections of 2013 Odinga was the candidate of ODM, but he didnt won. | + | '''Raila Odinga''' (born 1945) is the former socialist [[Prime Minister]] of [[Kenya]] and a cousin of [[US]] President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7176683.stm</ref> He received his higher education at [[Magdeburg University]] in [[Communist]] [[East Germany]]; his first son is named after [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2c8_1199824924</ref> In 2007 Odinga was the candidate for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in the Kenyan presidential election. The disputed outcome of that election, which opposition activists claim was rigged to produce a victory for incumbent president [[Mwai Kibaki]], led to widespread civil unrest in which around 1,500 people died and several hundred thousands fled their homes. In a power-sharing deal aimed at restoring stability and international support, Kibaki agreed to make Odinga prime minister. In the elections of 2013, Odinga was the candidate of ODM, but he didn't win. |