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Kenya

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

KENYA

DECOLONIZATION

It wasn't until 1940 that people began to resist Britain with their secret society called the "Mau Mau".

The Mau Mau was made up of the wealthiest and smartest people of Kenya. They had not planned to over run the British through peaceful measures.

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The Mau Mau made their first attempt to over rule the British my attacking settlements in 1952. The violence wasn't tolerated and the British fought back.

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The fighting didn't end for four years. At that point there had been over 13,000 casualties to the Mau Mau.

Kenyatta, a member of the kikuyu, was elected prime minister of Kenya. He ruled Kenya for the first time since they had lost their independence.

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