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.

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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

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Pan-Africanism hasNotableProponent Jomo Kenyatta
President of Kenya firstHolder Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta name Jomo Kenyatta self-link
Jomo Kenyatta alsoKnownAs Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form: Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta child Jomo Kenyatta self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peter Muigai Kenyatta
George Padmore influenced Jomo Kenyatta
NBO namedAfter Jomo Kenyatta
HKJK namedAfter Jomo Kenyatta
subject surface form: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Mwai Kibaki servedUnder Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form: President Jomo Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta familyName Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form: Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta father Jomo Kenyatta
Daniel arap Moi precededBy Jomo Kenyatta
Nyayo era of President Daniel arap Moi follows Jomo Kenyatta
this entity surface form: presidency of Jomo Kenyatta
Pan-African Congress hasParticipant Jomo Kenyatta
Tom Mboya workedWith Jomo Kenyatta
Gikuyu hasNotablePerson Jomo Kenyatta
subject surface form: Kikuyu
Kikuyu people notablePerson Jomo Kenyatta