Jomo Kenyatta

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Biography

First president of Kenya in 1952 and was exiled in 1959. He was released from prison in 1961 and was elected to the Legislative Council in 1962. He tried to unite the African parties but failed and accepted the leadership of KANU.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer
  • Country
  • Kenya
  • Nationality
  • Kenyan
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 20 October 1893
  • Place of birth
  • Gatundu
  • Death date
  • 1978-08-22
  • Death age
  • 87
  • Place of death
  • Mombasa
  • Children
  • Margaret Kenyatta·Uhuru Kenyatta
  • Spouses
  • Ngina Kenyatta·Grace Wahu
  • Education
  • London School of Economics·University College London
  • Member of
  • Kenya African National Union

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Our children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves the architects of the future. .

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