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Oath

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

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1951Date range
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Chronological records

1951

Jomo KenyattaJune 1951

Nairobi · Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The urban radicals capture control of the formerly loyalist Nairobi KAU by packing KAU meetings with trade union members then create a secret Central Committee to organize the oath campaign throughout Nairobi

Names involved

Jomo Kenyatta

Provenance

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