Kenya Colony

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:area 580,367 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Tanganyika_Territory
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Somalia
gptkb:Uganda_Protectorate
gptkbp:capital Nairobi
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Kenya_Colony
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1963
gptkbp:established 1920
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Luo
Maasai
Kamba
Kikuyu
Indian diaspora
European settlers
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Kenya_Colony
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Sir_Edward_Grigg
gptkb:Sir_Evelyn_Baring
gptkb:Sir_Philip_Mitchell
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kenya Colony
gptkbp:independenceDate 12 December 1963
gptkbp:locatedIn East Africa
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Crown_Lands_Ordinance_1926
gptkb:Land_Ordinance_1915
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Mombasa
Eldoret
Kisumu
Nakuru
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lancaster_House_Conferences
gptkb:State_of_Emergency_1952-1960
gptkb:Mau_Mau_Uprising
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Mau_Mau
gptkb:Kenya_African_Union
gptkb:White_Highlands
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Dedan_Kimathi
gptkb:Oginga_Odinga
gptkb:Tom_Mboya
gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta
gptkb:Harry_Thuku
gptkb:Lord_Delamere
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Swahili
gptkbp:populationCensus1952 6,076,000
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:status British colony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_East_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5