Awori

	Awori Awori is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aggrey Awori (1939–2021), Ugandan economist and politician Maria Awori (born 1984), Kenyan swimmer Moody Awori (born 1927), Kenyan politician See also Awori tribe The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. Geographic extent Traditionally, the Awori people are found in Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria. Towns including Ado-Odo, Isheri, Ota, Igbesa, ... , a tribe of the Yoruba people {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aggrey Awori Aggrey Siryoyi Awori (23 February 1939 – 5 July 2021) was a Ugandan economist, politician and Olympic hurdler, who served as Minister for Information and Communications Technology in the Cabinet of Uganda from 16 February 2009 to 27 May 2011. Prior to that, he represented Samia-Bugwe North, Busia District in the Ugandan Parliament from 2001 until 2006. Awori was an outspoken opposition member of parliament for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) political party. In 2007, he abandoned the UPC and joined the ruling National Resistance Movement. Background Awori was born on 23 February 1939, in Budimo Village, Busia District, near the Ugandan/Kenyan border as the tenth of seventeen children. His parents were Canon Jeremiah Musungu Awori, a pioneer African priest of the Anglican Church in East Africa and Mrs. Mariamu Odongo Awori, a nurse and community teacher. Aggrey's siblings include the ninth Kenyan vice-president Arthur Moody Awori and Mary Okelo, the first woman in East Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Moody Awori Arthur Moody Awori (born 5 December 1928), known as "Uncle Moody", is a former Kenyan politician who served as the ninth Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003Page on Awori at Vice-President web site . to 9 January 2008. He is also the author of ''Riding on a Tiger,'' an autobiography about his life in politics. Personal life Arthur Moody Awori was born in Butere the capital of the former Butere/Mumias District to Canon Jeremiah Awori and Mariamu Awori.Kenya Government Bio . He was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maria Awori Maria Awori (born November 8, 1984) is a Kenyan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Awori competed for Kenya, as a 15-year-old teen, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:04.00. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including fellow 15-year-old Nathalie Lee Baw Nathalie Lee Baw (born April 9, 1985) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Lee Baw competed for Mauritius, as a 15-year-old, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She receive ... of Mauritius. She raced to the third seed in a time of 1:06.23, more than two seconds below her entry standard. Awori failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-ninth overall in the prelims. References 1984 births Living people Kenyan female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Kenya Swimmers at the 2000 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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