Ouko, Robert John, 1932-1990

LC control no.	nr 98035593
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Ouko, Robert John, 1932-1990 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1932-03-31
Death date	1990-02
Place of birth	Kisumu District (Kenya)
Place of death	Koru (Kenya)
Affiliation	Haile Sellassie I University Makerere University East African Community Kenya. Parliament
Profession or occupation	Kenya--Officials and employees
Found in	Absolute power, c1998: p. 1 (Dr Robert John Ouko) p. 18 (b. Mar. 31, 1932) p. 2 (found murdered Feb. 16, 1990) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed March 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ouko, Robert; civil servant, foreign government official; born 31 March, 1931 in Nyahera, Kisumu District, Kenya; degree in economics, political science, and public administration from Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1962); studied diplomacy at Makerere University, Uganda; assistant secretary to British governor (1963); permanent secretary to Kenyan president; minister for finance and administration, East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, Tanzania (1969); minister for common market and economic affairs, East African Community (EAC); minister for economic planning and community affairs and nominated member of parliament in Kenyan government; minister for foreign affairs (1979-1983); minister of labor, then minister of industry (1987); minister for foreign affairs (1988-1990); tried to document corruption at the highest levels of government in Kenya and disappeared (the night of 12-13 February, 1990); in his honor Kenya National Library Services established Dr. Robert Ouko Memorial Community Library (2009); died February, 1990 in Koru, Kenya)