Kenyatta Day
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Kenyatta Day was a former Kenyan public holiday that commemorated the country’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and was later rebranded as Mashujaa Day to honor all national heroes.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former Kenyan public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kenyatta Day public holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kenyan independence history
ⓘ
Kenyan national identity ⓘ |
| category |
Commemorative days
ⓘ
National days ⓘ Public holidays in Kenya ⓘ |
| celebrationType | national holiday ⓘ |
| commemorated | Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedPersonNationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| commemoratedPersonOccupation |
politician
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| commemoratedPersonOffice | President of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedRole | first President of Kenya ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorHoliday | Mashujaa Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoured | Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoursTitle | Mzee Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observanceScope | nationwide in Kenya ⓘ |
| observedOn | 20 October ⓘ |
| reasonForRebranding | to honor all Kenyan national heroes ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Mashujaa Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mashujaa Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct public holiday ⓘ |
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