Kenya Land and Freedom Army | |
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Leaders | Dedan Kimathi |
Dates of operation | 1952–1960 |
Newspaper | High Command [1] |
Ideology | |
Size | 35,000+[2] |
Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars | Mau Mau uprising |
The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, was a Kenyan Independence Movement which fought against British colonial rule in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion from 1952 to 1960. Its membership consisted largely of the Kikuyu people. The KFLA was led by Dedan Kimathi for most of its existence. After four years, British forces managed to destroy the KFLA militarily, and Kimathi was captured and executed in 1957. Though the Mau Mau rebellion was ultimately suppressed, it played a major role in achieving Kenyan independence, which occurred in 1963.
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