Discuss the decolonization process in Kenya

      

Discuss the decolonization process in Kenya.

  

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Aquila
•August 1952: Mau Mau (Kikuyu guerilla fighters) meet secretly and begin violent campaigns against white settlers
• 21 October 1952: Kenyan government declares state of emergency due to escalating Mau Mau violence and possible confrontation with the arriving British army
• 18 November 1952: Kenyatta arrested, accused of “managing and being a member” of the Mau Mau
• 18 January 1953: governor-general Sir Evelyn Baring imposes death sentence on all those who take the Mau Mau oath
• 8 April 1953: Kenyatta charged with management of Mau Mau and sentenced to 4 years in jail
• 1954: Mau Mau rebellion but down by the British military + Home Guard (Kikuyu’s loyal to the government)
•1959: Kenyatta released from jailed, placed under house arrest
• 1960: end of state of emergency
• British announce plans for majority African rule in government
• Foundation of Kenyan African National Union (KANU)
• 1961: Kenyatta freed, assumes presidency of KANU
• 12 December 1963: independence of Kenya with Jomo Kenyatta as prime minister
Aquila Bob answered the question on December 18, 2017 at 14:24


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