Jomo Kenyatta
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Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jomo Kenyatta canonical | 15 |
| Kenyatta | 1 |
| Mzee Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
| Peter Muigai Kenyatta | 1 |
| President Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
| presidency of Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1504448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Jomo Kenyatta Context triple: [University College London, hasNotableAlumni, Jomo Kenyatta]
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Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere was the first president of independent Tanzania, a prominent African nationalist and advocate of African socialism and pan-African unity.
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B.
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and President of an independent Ghana and a leading Pan-Africanist who played a key role in Africa’s decolonization and unity movements.
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C.
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe was a prominent Nigerian nationalist leader, journalist, and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence and became one of the country’s foremost founding fathers.
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D.
Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until 2017, becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving and most controversial leaders.
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E.
Joseph Gikatilla
Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jomo Kenyatta Target entity description: Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
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A.
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere was the first president of independent Tanzania, a prominent African nationalist and advocate of African socialism and pan-African unity.
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B.
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and President of an independent Ghana and a leading Pan-Africanist who played a key role in Africa’s decolonization and unity movements.
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C.
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe was a prominent Nigerian nationalist leader, journalist, and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence and became one of the country’s foremost founding fathers.
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D.
Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until 2017, becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving and most controversial leaders.
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E.
Joseph Gikatilla
Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial activist
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johnstone Kamau
ⓘ
Jomo Kenyatta ⓘ
surface form:
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
|
| birthName | Kamau wa Ngengi ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Parliament Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Ngina Kenyatta
ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Muigai Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya ⓘ |
| currencyDepiction | featured on Kenyan banknotes and coins ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
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University College London ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kikuyu ⓘ |
| foundingRole | founding father of the Republic of Kenya ⓘ |
| honorific | Mzee ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gikuyu ⓘ |
| movement |
Kenyan independence movement
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| name | Jomo Kenyatta self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Facing Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
author ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
President of Kenya:1978-08-22
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Prime Minister of Kenya:1964-12-12 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
President of Kenya:1964-12-12
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Prime Minister of Kenya:1963-06-01 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Central Province, Kenya
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surface form:
Gatundu, British East Africa
|
| placeOfDeath |
Mombasa
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surface form:
Mombasa, Kenya
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| politicalParty | Kenya African National Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Kenya African National Union
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President of Kenya ⓘ Prime Minister of Kenya ⓘ |
| predecessor | Position of President of Kenya created ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detained during the Mau Mau uprising
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led Kenya to independence in 1963 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edna Clarke
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Grace Wahu ⓘ Grace Wanjiku ⓘ Ngina Kenyatta ⓘ |
| successor | Daniel arap Moi ⓘ |
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Subject: Jomo Kenyatta Description of subject: Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
Referenced by (20)
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