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Kenyatta (1970)
52 min | Documentary

Kenyatta (1970)

52 min | Documentary

Jomo Kenyatta's death in 1978 brought to an end a political career that encompassed more than 50 years of African history. Kenyatta entered politics in the mid-1920s and then spent 17 years in exile in Europe. He returned to Kenya in 1946,...See moreJomo Kenyatta's death in 1978 brought to an end a political career that encompassed more than 50 years of African history. Kenyatta entered politics in the mid-1920s and then spent 17 years in exile in Europe. He returned to Kenya in 1946, and was elected president of the nationalist movement, the Kenya African Union. Arrested and imprisoned in 1952 for allegedly leading 'Mau Mau', he was released in 1961 and two years later became Kenya's first Prime Minister. In power, the man whom European settlers had once reviled as "the leader to darkness and death" was eulogized by them as a pillar of stability, while former allies challenged him by creating a left-leaning political opposition. Kenyatta weaves archival and contemporary images with interviews with friends and relatives, comrades and opponents, to create a biographical portrait of a key figure in 20th century politics, and a case study of what Frantz Fanon called the pitfalls of nationalism as a political force in Africa. Written by Cinemagician See less

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Name	Known for
Michael Blundell Actor Actor See fewer	White Man's Country (1970)
Musa Gitau Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Ng'ang'a Goro Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Waruhiu Itote Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Joseph Kang'ethe Actor Actor See fewer	White Man's Country (1970)
Josephat Karanja Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Peter Muigai Kenyatta Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
T.R. Makonnen Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Eliud Mathu Actor Actor See fewer	Mau Mau (1970)
Tom Mboya Actor Actor See fewer	Afrika Unzipped (2005)
James Muigai Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Njoroge Mungai Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Misheck Murage Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Joseph Murumbi Actor Actor See fewer	Mau Mau (1970)
Musindo Mwinyipembe Actor (as Msindo Mwinyipembe) Actor (as Msindo Mwinyipembe) See fewer	Blacks Britannica (1978)
Rebecca Njeri Actress Actress See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Oginga Odinga Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Achieng Oneko Actor Actor See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Dinah Stock Actress Actress See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Grace Wahu Actress Actress See fewer	Kenyatta (1970)
Keefe West Actor Actor See fewer	Leo the Last (1970)

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