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Land and Freedom Armies

Kenya · Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1953Date range
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Chronological records

1953

Jomo Kenyatta1953

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The lack of large numbers of initial British troops, a high degree of popular support, and the low quality of colonial intelligence gave the Land and Freedom Armies the upper hand for the first half of 1953

Names involved

Jomo Kenyatta

Provenance

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