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Haiti and Kenya independence · SITE OF MEMORY ·

Kisumu massacre (1969)

On the Haiti and Kenya independence map as “Kisumu, October 1969”

25 Oct 1969 — When Kenyatta’s visit to Odinga’s home town meets hostile crowds, his guards open fire; at least eleven die. Five days later the opposition KPU is banned. Remember them.

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Site of memory
Chapter
Kenya after independence (chapter 11 of Haiti and Kenya independence)
Atlas
Two Roads to Independence: Haiti 1789–1838 and Kenya 1895–1978
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Map showing Kisumu massacre (1969), site of memory in Two Roads to Independence: Haiti 1789–1838 and Kenya 1895–1978
SITE OF MEMORY · TWO ROADS TO INDEPENDENCE: HAITI 1789–1838 AND KENYA 1895–1978

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