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Remembering Kenya's Mau Mau uprising

June 4, 2022

In the same year that Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, Mau Mau rebels launched a bid for independence from British rule. The rebellion was so brutally crushed that Britain's position became untenable. Within a decade, Kenya gained independence. For some survivors, it's an unresolved story.

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