Kenya African National Union
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The Kenya African National Union (KANU) is a major Kenyan political party that dominated the country’s politics for decades after independence, serving as the ruling party under Jomo Kenyatta and his successors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenya African National Congress | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | KANU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| dominantPeriod | 1963–2002 ⓘ |
| firstPresidentFromParty | Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedCoalitionWith | National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| foundationPlace | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
James Gichuru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ Oginga Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAsDeFactoSingleParty | 1969–1991 ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | Gideon Moi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Daniel arap Moi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mwai Kibaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Oginga Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Mboya NERFINISHED ⓘ Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecretaryGeneral | Nick Salat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | led Kenya to independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
ⓘ
big tent ⓘ conservatism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterJoinedCoalition | Jubilee Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringColdWar | dominant-party system ⓘ |
| lostPowerIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| participatedInElection |
1963 Kenyan general election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1992 Kenyan general election ⓘ 1997 Kenyan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2002 Kenyan general election ⓘ |
| partyColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| partySymbol | cockerel ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| preIndependenceRole | anti-colonial movement ⓘ |
| role | ruling party of Kenya ⓘ |
| secondPresidentFromParty | Daniel arap Moi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | KANU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedConstitutionalChange | 2010 Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPresidentFromParty | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Kenya African National Congress