Mau Mau Uprising
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The Mau Mau Uprising was a violent anti-colonial rebellion in 1950s Kenya in which predominantly Kikuyu fighters waged a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mau Mau freedom fighters | 1 |
| Mau Mau insurgents | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan independence movement
ⓘ
anti-colonial rebellion ⓘ conflict ⓘ guerrilla war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kenya Emergency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mau Mau Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
grievances over forced labor and low wages
ⓘ
land alienation in the Kenyan Highlands ⓘ political exclusion of Africans under colonial rule ⓘ restrictions on African land ownership ⓘ |
| consequence |
displacement of rural populations
ⓘ
execution of Mau Mau suspects ⓘ independence of Kenya in 1963 ⓘ land reform in post-colonial Kenya ⓘ mass detention of suspected Mau Mau supporters ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Dedan Kimathi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Field Marshal Musa Mwariama NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Mathenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Jomo Kenyatta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mbiyu Koinange NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Mboya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
Hola massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lari massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Anvil NERFINISHED ⓘ arrest of Jomo Kenyatta in 1952 ⓘ declaration of a State of Emergency in Kenya in October 1952 ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| legalRecognition | British government recognized Mau Mau veterans in 2013 compensation settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCombatant |
Kikuyu insurgents
ⓘ
Mau Mau fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEthnicGroupInvolved |
Embu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDetainedPersons | over 70,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutedPersons | over 1,000 Mau Mau suspects executed by colonial authorities ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial government in Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ loyalist African forces ⓘ |
| partOf | decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | war of independence by many Kenyans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | British colonialism in East Africa ⓘ |
| result |
acceleration of Kenyan independence
ⓘ
defeat of Mau Mau militarily ⓘ political concessions by British authorities ⓘ |
| startTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kikuyu
this entity surface form:
Mau Mau freedom fighters
this entity surface form:
Mau Mau insurgents