MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · December 12 · 1963
ON THIS DAY · 12 DECEMBER 1963
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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