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Article: Kenyatta, Jomo 1891(?)–1978
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Jomo Kenyatta 1891(?)
–
1978
Former President of Kenya
At a Glance
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Political Awareness Awakened
His Mission in England
Facing Mount Kenya
Returned to Kenya
Ideas of Independence Take Root
Terror Stalked the Land
Imprisoned as Mau Mau Organizer
The Cell Door Opened
Kenyan Independence
Cracks in the Facade
The 1970s: Money and Murder
Selected writings
Sources
On December 12, 1963, the flag of independent Kenya billowed over the capital city of Nairobi for the first time. Flanked by thousands of other Kenyans, Jomo Kenyatta watched the unfolding of a 50-year-old dream that had sent him overseas to Europe, landed him in jail, and earned him the hushed admiration of his ...