Decolonization of Africa · TURNING POINT ·
Independence of Kenya (1963)
On the Decolonization of Africa map as “Nairobi — Uhuru”
12 Dec 1963 — Jomo Kenyatta, jailed by Britain as a Mau Mau leader, becomes independent Kenya’s premier — preaching Harambee, “pulling together,” and a startling reconciliation with the settlers who stayed.
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- The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
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- Haiti and Kenya independence · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
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