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Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (born Kimathi wa Waciuri; 31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957) was the leader of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army during the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) against the British colonial rule in Kenya in the 1950s. He was captured by the British in 1956 and executed in 1957.
Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi: 31 October 1920: 18 February 1957: Leader of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and the Mau Mau Uprising: Martin Shikuku: 1933: 22 August 2012: Former Butere MP. Paul Ngei: 18 October 1923: 15 August 2004: Politician who was imprisoned for his roles in the anti-colonial movement. He later held ministerial positions ...
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (or DeKUT) is a public, [1] coeducational technological university in Nyeri, Kenya.It is one of 22 public universities in Kenya, having been a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology since the year 2007 until it was chartered to become a fully fledged public university on 14 December 2012.
The capture of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi on 21 October 1956 signalled the defeat of the Mau Mau, and essentially ended the British military campaign. [12] However, the rebellion survived until after Kenya's independence from Britain, driven mainly by the Meru units led by Field Marshal Musa Mwariama. General Baimungi, one of the last Mau Mau ...
Musa Mwariama (1928–1989) was a Kenyan revolutionary leader of the Mau Mau in Meru and the highest-ranking Mau Mau leader who survived the war without being captured. . Together with Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi, they comprised the core Mau Mau lead
English: Statue of Dedan Kimathi in Nairobi, Kenya.>br /> w:Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (truly, Kimathi wa Waciuri), Field Marshal, (October 31, 1920 – February 18, 1957) was a Kenyan rebel leader who fought against British colonization in Kenya in the 1950s. He was convicted and executed by the British colonial government.
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is a 1976 play written by Kenyan playwrights Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Mugo. [1] [2] The story centers on the trials of Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan national hero who resisted colonialism in Kenya, and the pressure put on him to disclose his allies to the colonial authorities.
Dedan Kimathi, a key leader of the Mau Mau uprising is captured. This effectively event marks the defeat of the Mau Mau. [80] 1957 The first election for African members of the legislative council (MLC) is held. Oginga Odinga and Tom Mboya are elected. Daniel Arap Moi is the only previously nominated MLC who gets elected. [68] 1958 25 June