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The Mau was a non-violent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule during the first half of the 20th century. [1] Mau means 'resolute' or 'resolved' in the sense of 'opinion', 'unwavering', 'to be decided', or 'testimony'; also denoting 'firm strength' in Samoan.
The Mau movement in American Samoa or American Samoa Mau (Samoan: O le Mau), was an anti-colonial movement [1] and an independence movement formed in American Sāmoa in the 1920s, which was suppressed by the United States. [2] Established in early 1920, it aimed to challenge the overreach of the U.S. Navy's authority. [3]
The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt, or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. [9]
The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, was a Kenyan insurgent group which fought against British colonial rule in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion from 1952 to 1960. Its membership consisted largely of the Kikuyu people. The KLFA was led by Dedan Kimathi for most of its existence. After four years, British forces ...
She took the Mau Mau oath in 1948 as part of the Kenya African Union (KAU) and worked towards recruiting girls into the movement. [2] She took the Batuni oath in 1951 in Goramo village, Central Province. [6] This marked a significant shift in her involvement, as the Batuni Oath signified a call to arms and a commitment to the guerrilla movement ...
Muthoni Kirima first took the Mau Mau oath in 1952. [5] From then on, she had to balance being part of the revolution with family responsibilities. She started out by using her connections as a trader to get information and events that were happening to the Mau Mau that were in the forest. She also organized the oaths of other people.
Kikuyu Paramount chief who was imprisoned for his role in the Mau Mau movement in Kiambu. Jomo Kenyatta: c. 1897 22 August 1978 An anti-colonial activist and politician who was detained for his role in the anti-colonial movement. He governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in ...
In the 1920s, Faleniu was a center for the Mau movement. The U.S. Navy deployed armed Fita Fita guards to suppress chiefs, arresting the “Faleniu 17” (“The Faleniu conspirators”). The 17 matai were tried in Pago Pago, resulting in prison sentences and stripped titles, violating cession treaties protecting Faʻa Sāmoa. [3]