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- NAME: Jomo Kenyatta
- OCCUPATION: Activist, World Leader, Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1894
- DEATH DATE: August 22, 1978
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Ichaweri, Kenya
- PLACE OF DEATH: Mombasa, Kenya
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As the first leader of a unified, independent Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta brought stability and economic growth to the former British colony.
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Born in 1894, Kamau Ngengi took the name Kenyatta, which is Kikuyu for the fancy belt he wore, and Jomo ("burning spear"). He began a newspaper and protest movement that spent decades demanding an independent Kenya. So when the British finally left Kenya,© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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