Sources: Kenya
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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Reference work · Independent publication
Kenya African National Union (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on KANU's formation in March 1960 and registration on 11 June 1960 (renamed following a merger with Tom Mboya's Kenya Independence Movement), led by Jomo Kenyatta, and its capture of 83 of 124 House of Representatives seats in the May 1963 election, forming the Madaraka (self-government) administration from 1 June 1963 ahead of full independence on 12 December 1963.
Cited on: Kenya, History: Kenya · Source record
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Reference work · Independent publication
Mau Mau rebellion (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 1952-1960 Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule, citing an official British colonial death toll of 11,503 Mau Mau widely regarded as an undercount, other estimates of over 20,000 Kenyan deaths, only 32 white European civilians killed by comparison, and up to 150,000 Kikuyu held in detention camps; no single casualty figure is treated as authoritative.
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Intergovernmental document · Government perspective or primary official source
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Kenya Independence Act 1963 (Chapter 54) (3 December 1963) link
Official text on legislation.gov.uk, the UK's National Archives legislation service. Received Royal Assent 3 December 1963.
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly resolution 1976 (XVIII): Admission of Kenya to membership in the United Nations (United Nations, 16 December 1963) link
Decides to admit Kenya to UN membership, adopted at the 1281st plenary meeting, 16 December 1963.
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 185 (1963) (United Nations, 16 December 1963) link
Recommends to the General Assembly the admission of Kenya, adopted unanimously at the 1084th meeting.
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