Jomo Kenyatta
first Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
Jomo Kenyattapron. (20 October 1893 – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan politician. He was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978. He served first as Prime Minister (1963–64) and then as President (1964–78). He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation.
Jomo Kenyatta | |
|---|---|
 Kenyatta in 1966 | |
| 1st President of Kenya | |
| In office 12 December 1964 – 22 August 1978 | |
| Vice President | Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi Daniel arap Moi |
| Succeeded by | Daniel arap Moi |
| 1st Prime Minister of Kenya | |
| In office 1 June 1963 – 12 December 1964 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamau wa Ngengi 20 October 1893[1] Gatundu, British East Africa |
| Died | 22 August 1978 (aged 84) Mombasa, Coast, Kenya |
| Resting place | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | KANU |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Wahu (m. 1919) Edna Clarke (1942–1946) Grace Wanjiku (d.1950) Mama Ngina (1951–1978) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University College London University of the Toilers of the East |
As President, Kenyatta was against socialism and worked with the United Kingdom and the United States in the Cold War. He also was criticized within Kenya for corruption.[2] He suffered a heart attack in 1966, and eventually died on 22 August 1978 from complications of a stroke, aged 83–84. His son Uhuru Kenyatta is the former president of the country.
References
change- ↑ "Profile of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta". Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ Maloba, W. O. (2017). The Anatomy of Neo-Colonialism in Kenya: British Imperialism and Kenyatta, 1963–1978. African Histories and Modernities. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-50964-8.
Other websites
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Media related to Jomo Kenyatta at Wikimedia Commons
- Jomo Kenyatta sworn in as President - 1964 newsreel
- Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
- Famous People in Kenya: Jomo Kenyatta
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