Mau Mau Uprising

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The Mau Mau Uprising was a violent anti-colonial rebellion in 1950s Kenya in which predominantly Kikuyu fighters waged a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kenyan independence movement
anti-colonial rebellion
conflict
guerrilla war
alsoKnownAs Kenya Emergency
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising

Mau Mau Rebellion
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
cause grievances over forced labor and low wages
land alienation in the Kenyan Highlands
political exclusion of Africans under colonial rule
restrictions on African land ownership
consequence displacement of rural populations
execution of Mau Mau suspects
independence of Kenya in 1963
land reform in post-colonial Kenya
mass detention of suspected Mau Mau supporters
widespread human rights abuses
country Kenya
endTime 1960
hasLeader Dedan Kimathi
Field Marshal Musa Mwariama
Stanley Mathenge
hasNotableFigure Jomo Kenyatta
Mbiyu Koinange
Tom Mboya
hasSignificantEvent Hola massacre
Lari massacre
Operation Anvil
arrest of Jomo Kenyatta in 1952
declaration of a State of Emergency in Kenya in October 1952
ideology African nationalism
anti-colonialism
legalRecognition British government recognized Mau Mau veterans in 2013 compensation settlement
locatedIn British Kenya
Kenya
mainCombatant Kikuyu insurgents
Mau Mau fighters
mainEthnicGroupInvolved Embu
Kikuyu
Meru
numberOfDetainedPersons over 70,000
numberOfExecutedPersons over 1,000 Mau Mau suspects executed by colonial authorities
opponent British Empire
British colonial government in Kenya
loyalist African forces
partOf decolonization of Africa
recognizedAs war of independence by many Kenyans
relatedTo British colonialism in East Africa
result acceleration of Kenyan independence
defeat of Mau Mau militarily
political concessions by British authorities
startTime 1952
timePeriod 1950s

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Avro Lincoln usedInConflict Mau Mau Uprising
King's African Rifles conflict Mau Mau Uprising
Kikuyu colonialHistoryEvent Mau Mau Uprising
subject linked to: Gikuyu
Mau Mau caves shelter usedBy Mau Mau freedom fighters
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Mau Mau caves shelter usedBy Mau Mau insurgents
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Mau Mau caves shelter usedDuringConflict Mau Mau Uprising
Mau Mau Uprising alsoKnownAs Mau Mau Rebellion
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Mau Mau Uprising alsoKnownAs Kenya Emergency
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Weep Not, Child settingPeriod Mau Mau Uprising
Weep Not, Child theme Mau Mau Uprising
Decolonising the Mind influencedBy Mau Mau uprising
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Dreams in a Time of War mainSubject Mau Mau era
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
In the House of the Interpreter subject Mau Mau Emergency
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
A Grain of Wheat settingPeriod Mau Mau Uprising
A Grain of Wheat influencedBy Mau Mau rebellion
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
de Havilland Venom conflict Mau Mau Uprising
Idi Amin participatedIn Mau Mau Uprising (as British colonial soldier)
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
The First Grader subject Mau Mau Uprising
King's African Rifles conflict Mau Mau Uprising
subject linked to: KAR
Kenya Regiment activeDuring Mau Mau Uprising
Kenya Regiment conflict Mau Mau Uprising
British Empire in Kenya region suppressedRebellion Mau Mau uprising
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
Kenyan independence movement significantEvent Mau Mau uprising
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising