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KAU is formed
The Kenyan African Union is formed -
Britain declares state of emergency
Britain begins the fight against 20,000 Mau Mau soldiers -
Mau Mau start campaign against British
A secret Kikuyu group known as the Mau Mau commit acts of violence against white settlers -
Jomo Kenyatta arrested
Kenyatta is arrested on charges of directing the Mau Mau uprising -
Mau Mau fighters attack the Europeans
The rebels attacked the Naivasha police station, and a nearby detention center, releasing 173 prisoners, many of which were Mau Mau -
British begin Operation Anvil
British sweep through Nairobi, detaining all Kikuyu appearing suspicious, and taking them to concentration camps -
British have displaced over 1 million Kikuyu
These people were relocated to British constructed "villages" which consisted of simple fenced camps -
British begin to search the forests for Mau Mau
The British swept through the forest in an attempt to destroy the already weakened forces -
Mau Mau forces diminished
The rebels had only around 1500 troops remaining and able to fight -
Mau Mau Rebellion put down
The years long uprising was eliminated by the British Government -
British troops leave Kenya
With the revolution neutralized, Britain brought its soldiers back to their homeland -
Britain ends state of emergency
Plans are announced to put Kenya under majority African rule -
Jomo Kenyatta freed
Jomo Kenyatta is released from 2 years of house arrest -
Kenya gains independence
Jomo Kenyatta becomes the president of the new independent Kenyan state -
Republic of Kenya formed
Kenyatta was president, with Oginga Odinga as vice president