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Kenya in 1953

Historical records for Kenya in 1953, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
7Events
5Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

January 1953Council of FreedomJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom

January 1953Independence of KenyaJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom

January 1953KAUJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom

April

8 April 1953TrialJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Found guilty of organizing a terrorist campaign to drive out white settlers from Kenya

8 April 1953TrialJomo Kenyatta

Lodwar · Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The court sentences Kenyatta to seven years of hard labor, sent into exile on probation in Lodwar, a remote part of Kenya

Other Events

1953Independence of KenyaJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom. 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. Begins a 10 year campaign for Kenyan independence

1953KAUJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom. 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

1953Land and Freedom ArmiesJomo Kenyatta

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

1953Mau MauWaruhiu Itote

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

1953Mau MauDedan Kimathi

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

1953Mau MauStanley Mathenge

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

1953Treasurer KANUThomas Joseph Mboya

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Appointed Treasurer of the Kenyan African National Union

Names involved

Dedan KimathiJomo KenyattaStanley MathengeThomas Joseph MboyaWaruhiu Itote

Places involved

Lodwar

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.