He raised the first Sikh standing army after his father, the fifth guru, was executed.

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Most of the Kamba, Kenya's fifth group, which has been traditionally well-represented in the army, backed a 54-year-old former foreign minister, Kalonzo Musyoka, who won about 9% of the presidential poll and was promptly appointed vice-president by Mr Kibaki.

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The fifth abductee, Hitomi Soga, married an American who is listed as a deserter from the US army.

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