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- The origin of the word "Mau Mau" is unknown
- An estimated 15,000 Kenyans were killed during the rebellion
- 32 Europeans were killed in the uprising
- The British imprisoned 80,000 Kenyans in detention camps
- State of Emergency declared in 1952
- State of Emergency ended in 1960
- Kenya gained independence in 1963
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The Mau Mau Uprising was an eight-year rebellion by native Kenyans against the British colonial power. Although the uprising did not succeed in overthrowing the existing government, it furthered the cause for Kenyan independence, which came three years after the conflict ended.
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The Conflict
As Europeans took over more and more of their land, and relegated the native Kikuyu people to poorly paid tenant farmers, many of the natives migrated to the cities in search of work. In their absence, the few remaining Kikuyu landowners consolidated their lands and formed alliances with the colonial powers.A rift formed between the landowning and landless Kikuyu and tensions erupted when Jomo Kenyatta, the leader of the Kikuyu Central Association, whose mandate was to peaceably reclaim former Kikuyu lands from European settlers, was jailed for his implied connection the the Mau Mau in 1951.
This led to civil war between the two groups, which resulted in the slaughter of an estimated 2,000 Kikuyu who refused to declare their loyalty to the rebellion and denounce the colonists. Another 13,000 were killed while fighting the British army.
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Mau Mau Uprising on Amazon
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Mau Mau and Nationhood: Arms, Authority and Narration (Eastern African Studies) - $16.95
Fifty years after the declaration of the state of emergency Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself. This collection combines retrospective overvi...Amazon
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Mau Mau and Kenya: An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt (Blacks in the Diaspora) - $36.95
"... an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible single-volume text to introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence..." -- International Jo...Amazon
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Mau Mau, Africa: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's <i>Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450</i> - $2.90
This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research an...Amazon
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Mau Mau Uprising Questions
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Mau Mau Uprising in Popular Culture
- EntertainmentInsider: Review: Mau Mau (1955)
- University of California Berkeley Library: No Easy Walk summary
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1954: Africa Adventure (documentary)
- 1955: Mau-Mau (documentary)
- 1955: Simba
- 1956: Safari
- 1957: Something of Value
- 1966: Africa Addio
- 1987: The Kitchen Toto
- 2004: Empire Warriors (TV miniseries)
- 2005: The Oath
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