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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mau Mau Uprising canonical | 4 |
| Mau Mau freedom fighters | 1 |
| Mau Mau insurgents | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mau Mau Uprising Context triple: [Avro Lincoln, usedInConflict, Mau Mau Uprising]
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Zanzibar Revolution
The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
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Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War was a guerrilla conflict from the mid-1960s to 1979 between the white-minority government of Rhodesia and African nationalist insurgent groups, culminating in the creation of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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Shangani Patrol incident
The Shangani Patrol incident was a famous 1893 battle in which a small British South Africa Company patrol was annihilated while pursuing King Lobengula during the First Matabele War in present-day Zimbabwe.
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Transvaal independence movement
The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
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E.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mau Mau Uprising Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Zanzibar Revolution
The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
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B.
Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War was a guerrilla conflict from the mid-1960s to 1979 between the white-minority government of Rhodesia and African nationalist insurgent groups, culminating in the creation of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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C.
Shangani Patrol incident
The Shangani Patrol incident was a famous 1893 battle in which a small British South Africa Company patrol was annihilated while pursuing King Lobengula during the First Matabele War in present-day Zimbabwe.
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D.
Transvaal independence movement
The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
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E.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan independence movement
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anti-colonial rebellion ⓘ conflict ⓘ guerrilla war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kenya Emergency
NERFINISHED
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Mau Mau Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
grievances over forced labor and low wages
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land alienation in the Kenyan Highlands ⓘ political exclusion of Africans under colonial rule ⓘ restrictions on African land ownership ⓘ |
| consequence |
displacement of rural populations
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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
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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
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Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDetainedPersons | over 70,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutedPersons | over 1,000 Mau Mau suspects executed by colonial authorities ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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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
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defeat of Mau Mau militarily ⓘ political concessions by British authorities ⓘ |
| startTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: Mau Mau Uprising Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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