Jomo Kenyatta(1891-1978)
- Actor
- Writer
First president of Kenya (1964 - 78). Founder of various pan-African
nationalist movements. He was imprisoned by the British colonial powers
following the Mau Mau uprising (see films such as Simba (1955), 0049706 or
Something of Value (1957) in 1952 and was exiled in 1959. He was released from prison in
1961 and was elected to the Legislative Council in 1962. He tried to
unite the African parties but failed and accepted the leadership of
KANU.
