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To: sushiman

Thats proof enough its fake then.


3,894 posted on 08/02/2009 5:59:44 PM PDT by omega4179 ((/) Happened)
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Kenya Colonial History
The colonial history of Kenya starts at the Berlin Conference of 1885 when European nations divided Africa among themselves. In 1894 the British government declared the East African Protectorate over Kenya and Uganda. The protectorate became a colony in 1920. The Kenya historical events timeline below highlights key events of the colonial period.

1944: Kenyan African Union (KAU) formed to campaign for independence.
1947: Jomo Kenyatta becomes KAU leader.
1947: The Mau Mau rebel movement is born
1952: Mau Mau activities intensify. Colonial government declares state of emergency. Kenyatta, Achieng Aneko and others are arrested.
1953: Kenyatta is sentenced to 7 years imprisonment on charges of leading Mau mau.
1959: Kenyatta is released from prison.
1960: State of emergency ends. Britain starts preparing Kenya for majority African rule. James Gichuru, Oginga Odinga and others form Kenya African National Union (KANU)
1963 June 1st: Kenya achieves internal self-government (Madaraka).
1963 December 12th: Kenya gains independence. Jomo Kenyatta becomes Prime Minister.

Post-Independence History
Kenya under President Jomo Kenyatta

On December 12th 1964, Kenya became a Republic. Jomo Kenyatta became Kenya’s first President with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga as his Vice President. Odinga later had ideological differences with Kenyatta. In 1966, Odinga left KANU and formed an opposition party, Kenya People’s Union (KPU).

http://www.kenya-information-guide.com/kenya-history.html

That all said, I recall that Kenya was somewhat rebelious in the early 60s and may have called itself a Republic before it actually became independent from Britain and could legally determine its own form of government. (This created a model for Ian Smith to declare Rhodesian independence from Britain a few years later.)


3,946 posted on 08/02/2009 6:20:33 PM PDT by balls ("Our government isn't ours any more" - stockpirate)
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To: omega4179
Thats proof enough its fake then.

No. The paper is dated '64. Mombasa was in Kenya in '64. That's like saying someone was born in 1964 in New York City, England because hey! at one time NYC was owned by England.

4,117 posted on 08/02/2009 7:25:33 PM PDT by bgill (The evidence simply does not support the official position of the Obama administration)
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