1. Kenya_history image1 Kenya lies across the equator in eastcentral Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada. Kenya borders Somalia to the http://www.bomasofkenya.co.ke/kenya_history.html

Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada. Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. In the north, the land is arid; the southwest corner is in the fertile Lake Victoria Basin; and a length of the eastern depression of the Great Rift Valley separates western highlands from those that rise from the lowland coastal strip. Paleontologists believe people may first have inhabited Kenya about 2 million years ago. In the 700s, Arab seafarers established settlements along the coast, and the Portuguese took control of the area in the early 1500s. More than 40 ethnic groups reside in Kenya. Its largest group, the Kikuyu, migrated to the region at the beginning of the 18th century. The land became a British protectorate in 1890 and a Crown colony in 1920, when it went by the name British East Africa. Nationalist stirrings began in the 1940s, and in 1952 the Mau Mau movement, made up of Kikuyu militants, rebelled against the government. The fighting lasted until 1956. On Dec. 12, 1963, Kenya achieved full independence. Jomo Kenyatta, a nationalist leader during the independence struggle who had been jailed by the British, was its first president.

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Country Ranks Introduction Geography People ... Feedback Kenya History http://workmall.com/wfb2001/kenya/kenya_history.html Source: US State Department Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenya's Lake Turkana indicate that hominids lived in the area 2.6 million years ago. Cushitic-speaking people from what is now Sudan and Ethiopia moved into the area that is now Kenya beginning around 2000 BC. Arab traders began frequenting the Kenya coast around the first century AD. Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula invited colonization, and Arab and Persian settlements sprouted along the coast by the eighth century. During the first millennium AD, Nilotic and Bantu peoples moved into the region, and the latter now comprise two thirds of Kenya's population. The Swahili language, a Bantu language with significant Arabic vocabulary, developed as a trade language for the region. Arab dominance on the coast was interrupted for about 150 years following the arrival of the Portuguese in 1498. British exploration of East Africa in the mid-1800s eventually led to the establishment of Britain's East African Protectorate in 1895. The Protectorate promoted settlement of the fertile central highlands by Europeans, dispossessing the Kikuyu and others of their land. Some fertile and well watered parts of the Rift Valley inhabited by the Maasai and the western highlands inhabited by the Kalenjin were also handed over to European settlers. For other Kenyan communities, the British presence was slight, especially in the arid northern half of the country. The settlers were allowed a voice in government even before Kenya was officially made a British colony in 1920, but Africans were prohibited from direct political participation until 1944 when a few appointed (but not elected) African representatives were permitted to sit in the legislature.

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ROW KENYA Home Kenya Projects News ... Facts and Statistics History is however not specific on the exact type of inhabitants who occupied Kenya between this early period and the 19th century when the British colonized the country. Islamic immigrants started setting at the coast during the 8th Century. Portuguese followed and are among the first known European settlers along the coast. Up to the 19th Century, very little was known of the Kenyan hinterland until the arrival of the British who came and colonized Kenya. The colonization process was met with resistance which . Hence, most of Kenya's modern history is marked by rebellions against the British, with the first one being in 1890 and the last one, known as Mau Mau rebellion in 1952. The outbreak of the Mau Mau paved the way for constitutional reforms and development in subsequent years. In 1955, a myriad of political parties were formed all over the country after the colonial Government yielded to their formation. Elections were held in March 1957, after which racial barriers in the Government began to be lifted. By 1960, LEGCO had an African majority. In 1960, Kenya African National Union (KANU) which advocated for a unitary government was formed. In 1961, Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) which advocated a quasi-federal government (Majimbo) was also formed. The first full franchise General Elections were held in May 1963 and KANU emerged the winner. In June 1963, Kenya attained internal self-government. On December 12th of the same year, independence was achieved with a complex Majimbo constitution which conceded much autonomy to the regions. On the first anniversary of independence in 1964, Kenya became a Republic with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta as the President. Following his death on August 22, 1978, Hon. Daniel arap Moi assumed the Presidency in accordance with the Kenyan Constitution. arap Moi ruled Kenya in what amounted to a one party Democracy until stepping down peacefully in 2002. The current president is Mwai Kibaki.

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Home Mombasa Kenia Info ... Links Kenia und seine Geschichte 2-3 Millionen v.Chr. Am Turkana-See leben Homoniden, Vorfahren des Menschen 500 v.Chr.-1000 n.Chr. 12.-15.Jahrhundert Vasco da Gama landet in Malindi Portugiesen errichten das Fort Jesus in Mombasa 18. u. 19. Jahrhundert Erste Missionare landen in Mombasa. Die Deutschen Rebmann und Krapf "entdecken" den Kilimanjaro (1848) Das fruchtbare kenianische Hochland wird zum "Land des weißen Mannes" erklärt. Afrikaner verlieren hier alle Rechte an ihrem Boden. Das Protektorat Ostafrika wird britische Kronkolonie und erhält den Namen "Kenya" Tod Kenyattas. Nachfolger wird Daniel T.arap Moi (bis 2002) Oppositionspolitiker werden inhaftiert Zum ersten mal seit 26 Jahren finden freie Parlamentswahlen statt. Die zerstrittenen Oppositionsparteien verlieren. Die bisherige Regierungspartei "Kenya African National Union" (KANU) geht als Sieger hervor. Bombenanschlag auf die US-Botschaft in Nairobi, September - Selbstmordanschlag auf ein vorwiegend von Israelis besuchtes Dezember - Mwai Kibaki, Vorsitzender der Nationalen Regenbogenkoalition (NARC)

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