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Today in African History

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  • Jomo Kenyatta
    πŸ›οΈ 1954 (c.) πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
    Colonial prison authorities transfer Waruhiu Itote to Lokitaung detention camp, where he later becomes a close ally of Jomo Kenyatta.
  • Paul Ngei
    πŸ›οΈ 1959 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
    Paul Ngei transferred from Lokitaung prison to house arrest in Lodwar after years of imprisonment.
  • Tom Mboya
    πŸ“ˆ 1965 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
    Tom Mboya presents Sessional Paper No. 10 to Parliament, outlining Kenya’s capitalist-oriented post-colonial economic framework.
  • Julius Nyerere
    πŸ›οΈ 1971 (c.) πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania
    Revolutionary Council delegates led by Dr. Joseph Ouma Muga travel to Dar es Salaam seeking weapons support from President Julius Nyerere.
  • Charles Njonjo
    πŸ›οΈ 1980 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
    Charles Njonjo retires from the state law office at age 60 after seventeen years as Attorney General to enter electoral politics.

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