Mau Mau Uprising (apr 1, 1953 – oct 1, 1975)

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During the twentieth century The East African country of Kenya was settled by Europeans. The new settlers where asked to defend and continue to to work amongst the fertile central highlands. Using this to farm substances like tea and coffee. Large amounts of the Kikuyu tribe had previously worked on the land as migratory farmers for centuries and when Kenya became a colony of the British, during 1920 there were numerous restrictions that were conducted to their lives. These restrictions include land ownership and agricultural practices in hopes of pushing the Kikuyu tribes out.
Additionally, during the early 1950's this continued and began to include resentment amongst European settlers and people within the tribes, due to their lack of political representation and commitment. The first attack occurred during 1952 by a "secret society" named Mau Mau, against Kikuyu the known government.
This attack resulted during March 1953 at the village of Lari and had eighty four civilians were murdered. This continued in trend for multiple years after and resulting in over 10,000 casualties.

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