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Mau Mau

Kenya · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1953–1956Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1953

Waruhiu Itote1953

Warfare / Military

Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest

Dedan Kimathi1953

Warfare / Military

Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest

Stanley Mathenge1953

Warfare / Military

Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest

1956

Dedan Kimathi21 October 1956

Warfare / Military

The last Mau Mau leader, Dedan Kimath is captured by Kikuyu Tribal Police in Nyeri with 13 remaining guerrillas, and is subsequently hanged in early 1957, having been sentenced to death by a court presided over by the British Chief Consul

Names involved

Dedan KimathiStanley MathengeWaruhiu Itote

Provenance

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