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Kenya in 1964

Historical records for Kenya in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records

9Events

4Named people

0Places

1Categories

Historical records

June

1 June 1964President of KenyaJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Appointed President on the inauguration of the Republic of Kenya

November

10 November 1964KADUJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

KADUs representatives join the ranks of KANU, forming a single party

10 November 1964Kenya African National Union (KANU)Jomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

KADUs representatives join the ranks of KANU, forming a single party

December

12 December 1964Constitution of KenyaJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenya becomes a republic, with Kenyatta as executive president

12 December 1964Independence of KenyaJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Kenya becomes a republic, with Kenyatta as executive president

Other Events

1964Birth of Gideon MoiGideon Moi

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Birth of Gideon Moi, son of Kenyas second president, Daniel arap Moi, and Lena Moi

1964Minister of Economic Planning & DevelopmentThomas Joseph Mboya

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Appointed Minister of Economic Planning & Development

1964Minister of Home AffairsDaniel Toroitich arap Moi

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Appointed Minister for Home Affairs

1964Reballion of SomaliJomo Kenyatta

Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Asks for British troops help against Somali rebels Shiftas in the northeast and an army mutiny in Nairobi

Names involved

Daniel Toroitich arap MoiGideon MoiJomo KenyattaThomas Joseph Mboya

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.