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Nationalist and freedom-fighter who was a member of the Kapenguria Six. Karumba and five other men were arrested on October 20, 1952, due to their involvement with the Mau Mau. Pio Gama Pinto: 31 March 1927: 25 February 1965: Journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader and became independent Kenya's first martyr in 1965.
Mau Mau were the militant wing of a growing clamour for political representation and freedom in Kenya. The first attempt to form a countrywide political party began on 1 October 1944. [73] This fledgling organisation was called the Kenya African Study Union. Harry Thuku was the first chairman, but he soon resigned.
The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, was a Kenyan insurgent group which fought against British colonial rule in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion from 1952 to 1960. Its membership consisted largely of the Kikuyu people. The KLFA was led by Dedan Kimathi for most of its existence. After four years, British forces ...
R. D. Hughes (1984), Emergency in Kenya: Kikuyu and the Mau Mau Insurrection Virginia: Marine Corps Command and Staff College; Kaggia, Bildad M., Leeuw, W. de and Kaggia, M. (2012), The Struggle for Freedom and Justice; the life and times of the freedom fighter and politician Bildad M. Kaggia (1921-2005), Nairobi: Transafrica Press.
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. Kenya gained independence in 1963. [1]
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Pio Gama Pinto (31 March 1927 – 24 February 1965) was a Kenyan journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader who was key in Kenya's struggle for independence. He was assassinated in 1965, leading many to consider him independent Kenya's first political martyr. [1]
Makhan Singh Jabbal (27 December 1913 – 18 May 1973) was a Kenyan labour union leader who is credited with establishing the foundations of trade unionism in Kenya. [1] He is credited to have played a vital role in the Kenyan Freedom Struggle.