Mau Mau Emergency

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath accelerated Kenyan independence
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mau_Mau_Uprising
gptkbp:casualties thousands of civilians killed
dozens of British and loyalist forces killed
thousands of Mau Mau killed
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Mau Mau Day (October 20, now Mashujaa Day)
gptkbp:conflict anti-colonial revolt
gptkbp:declaredBy British colonial authorities
gptkbp:endDate 1960
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mau Mau Emergency
gptkbp:legalStatus state of emergency
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:mainEthnicGroupInvolved Kikuyu
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chuka_massacre
gptkb:Lari_massacre
gptkb:Operation_Anvil
mass detentions
land confiscations
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Dedan_Kimathi
gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mau_Mau_fighters
gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
decolonization of Africa
Kenyan independence
gptkbp:result gptkb:Defeat_of_Mau_Mau
Kenyan independence movement strengthened
gptkbp:startDate 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:State_of_Emergency_1952-1960
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7