Johnstone Kamau

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Johnstone Kamau is the birth name of Jomo Kenyatta, the prominent Kenyan nationalist leader and first president of independent Kenya.

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Johnstone Kamau canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
alsoKnownAs Jomo Kenyatta
authorOf Facing Mount Kenya
birthNameOf Jomo Kenyatta
burialPlace Parliament Buildings, Nairobi
charge alleged involvement in Mau Mau uprising
child Margaret Kenyatta
linked to: Ngina Kenyatta

Peter Muigai Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta
countryOfCitizenship Kenya
dateOfBirth c. 1897
dateOfDeath 22 August 1978
detentionEnd 1961
detentionStart 1952
educatedAt Church of Scotland Mission at Thogoto
ethnicGroup Kikuyu people
imprisonedBy British colonial authorities
languageSpoken English
Kikuyu
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
laterName Jomo Kenyatta
movement African nationalism
Pan‑Africanism
linked to: Pan-Africanism
notableFor becoming the first president of Kenya under the name Jomo Kenyatta
leading the Kenyan independence movement
occupation anti‑colonial activist
politician
teacher
placeOfBirth British East Africa
Gatundu
placeOfDeath Kenya
Mombasa
politicalParty Kenya African National Union
Kenya African Union
positionHeld President of Kenya (as Jomo Kenyatta)
linked to: Jomo Kenyatta

Prime Minister of Kenya (as Jomo Kenyatta)
religion Christianity
spouse Edna Clarke
Grace Wahu
Grace Wanjiku
Ngina Kenyatta
termEndAsPresident 1978
termStartAsPresident 1964

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Jomo Kenyatta alsoKnownAs Johnstone Kamau
Kamau wa Ngengi alsoKnownAs Johnstone Kamau