Mau Mau Uprising (jan 1, 1952 – jan 1, 1960)
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The Mau Mau Uprising, also known as the Mau Mau Rebellion, the Kenya Emergency, and the Mau Mau Revolt, was a war in the British Kenya Colony. The definition of the term Mau Mau has been contentious. Some have argued that it is an acronym for Mzungu Aende Ulaya Mwafrica Apate Uhuru. Others have claimed that it was coined from the term UMA UMA, a communication code used by the freedom fighters. Dominated by the Kikuyu people, Meru people and Embu people, the Mau Mau also comprised units of Kamba and Maasai peoples who fought against the white European colonist-settlers in Kenya, the British Army, and the local Kenya Regiment.
The capture of rebel leader, Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi, on 21 October 1956, signalled the defeat of the Mau Mau, however, the rebellion survived until after Kenya's independence from Britain, driven mainly by the Meru units led by Field Marshal Musa Mwariama and General Baimungi. Baimuingi, one of the last Mau Mau generals, was killed shortly after Kenya attained self-rule.
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