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Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and perennial presidential candidate who challenged one-party rule, died Wednesday at 80 from a heart attack in India.

He never won the presidency despite five campaigns over three decades, but his activism helped transform Kenya into a vibrant multiparty democracy.

His disputed 2007 election loss triggered ethnic violence that killed hundreds and led to his appointment as prime minister in a unity government.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized influence on political life in the

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