KENYATTA, JOMO


Meaning of KENYATTA, JOMO in English

born c. 1894, , Ichaweri, British East Africa [now in Kenya] died Aug. 22, 1978, Mombasa, Kenya original name Kamau Ngengi African statesman and nationalist, the first prime minister (196364) and then president (196478) of independent Kenya. Additional reading George Delf, Jomo Kenyatta: Towards Truth About The Light of Kenya (1961), written while Kenyatta was still detained, defends Kenyatta from charges of leading Mau Mau. Later studies include Jeremy Murray-Brown, Kenyatta, 2nd ed. (1979), a biography; and Guy Arnold, Kenyatta and the Politics of Kenya (1974), combining a biography with political analysis.

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