Jomo Kenyatta
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Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jomo Kenyatta canonical | 15 |
| Kenyatta | 1 |
| Mzee Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
| Peter Muigai Kenyatta | 1 |
| President Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
| presidency of Jomo Kenyatta | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial activist
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johnstone Kamau
ⓘ
Jomo Kenyatta ⓘ
surface form:
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
|
| birthName | Kamau wa Ngengi ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Parliament Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Ngina Kenyatta
ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Muigai Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya ⓘ |
| currencyDepiction | featured on Kenyan banknotes and coins ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
ⓘ
University College London ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kikuyu ⓘ |
| foundingRole | founding father of the Republic of Kenya ⓘ |
| honorific | Mzee ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gikuyu ⓘ |
| movement |
Kenyan independence movement
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| name | Jomo Kenyatta self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Facing Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
author ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
President of Kenya:1978-08-22
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Kenya:1964-12-12 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
President of Kenya:1964-12-12
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Kenya:1963-06-01 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Central Province, Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Gatundu, British East Africa
|
| placeOfDeath |
Mombasa
ⓘ
surface form:
Mombasa, Kenya
|
| politicalParty | Kenya African National Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Kenya African National Union
ⓘ
President of Kenya ⓘ Prime Minister of Kenya ⓘ |
| predecessor | Position of President of Kenya created ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detained during the Mau Mau uprising
ⓘ
led Kenya to independence in 1963 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edna Clarke
ⓘ
Grace Wahu ⓘ Grace Wanjiku ⓘ Ngina Kenyatta ⓘ |
| successor | Daniel arap Moi ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form:
Peter Muigai Kenyatta
subject surface form:
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
this entity surface form:
President Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form:
Kenyatta
this entity surface form:
presidency of Jomo Kenyatta
subject surface form:
Kikuyu