April 12 (Reuters) - Following is a chronology since Dec. 27 presidential and parliamentary elections:

Dec. 30, 2007 - Electoral Commission declares Kibaki re-elected and he is hurriedly sworn in. Riots erupt as his rival, Raila Odinga, says the vote was stolen.

Jan. 4, 2008 - Kibaki says he will accept an election re-run if a court orders it. The next day, he says he is ready to form a government of national unity. The opposition rejects the offer.

Jan. 8 - Kibaki announces 17 ministers for his new cabinet. Protesters burn barricades in response.

Jan. 15 - Parliament is convened. The opposition, which won a majority of seats, takes the post of speaker.

Jan. 24 - Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, mediating in the crisis, brings Kibaki and Odinga together for their first meeting since the crisis began.

Jan. 28 - Opposition legislator Melitus Were is shot dead outside his home in Nairobi, triggering more rioting and ethnic killings.

Feb. 5 - Red Cross says the death toll from Kenya's bloodletting has risen to at least 1,000.

Feb. 16 - U.S. President George W. Bush, on a visit to Africa, backs a power sharing deal for Kenya.

Feb. 28 - Kibaki and Odinga sign agreement after talks on power-sharing.

March 6 - Kibaki commemorates the 1,000 people killed during the crisis and urges parliament to enshrine into law a power-sharing deal intended to keep the peace.

April 8 - Odinga's opposition Orange Democratic Movement suspends talks with Kibaki's party until it agrees to share power fairly.

-- Police fire teargas to disperse opposition supporters in Nairobi protesting after the second delay in two days in naming a new cabinet.

April 12 - Kibaki and Odinga strike a deal on a power-sharing cabinet after secret one-on-one talks, sources close to the talks say. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa.reuters.com/ )

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