The Mau Mau uprising, also called the Mau Mau rebellion or the Kenya Emergency, was an armed conflict fought from 1952 to 1960 in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and British colonial authorities. The Kenya Land and Freedom Army was made up mainly of Kikuyu, Meru and Embu fighters, with support from some Kamba and Maasai, and fought the British Army and the Kenya Regiment, which included European settlers and African loyalists. The capture of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi on 21 October 1956 effectively ended the main British military campaign, though the rebellion persisted in smaller form until after Kenyan independence; suppressing it cost Britain fifty five million pounds and caused at least eleven thousand deaths among the Mau Mau and other forces, including 1,090 hangings, and it ended in British victory.
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CombatantsKenya Land and Freedom Army, mainly Kikuyu, Meru and Embu fighters, versus British colonial forces and loyalist militias 2 OutcomeBritish victory; Mau Mau forest armies broken by 1957 2 Duration Band Classification
Death Toll Min Conflict TypeColonial or Anti-Colonial War 2 Mau Mau Uprising
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The British Army fought the Mau Mau Uprising in colonial Kenya from 1952 to 1960
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1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Extra-State War Data, version 4.0
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2. Mau Mau rebellion - Wikipedia
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The Mau Mau rebellion (1952-1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising or Kenya Emergency, was an armed conflict in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) and the British colonial authorities.
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Main conflict: 7 October 1952 - 21 October 1956 () Mau Mau remnants: 1956-1960
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led by the Kikuyu people of Kenya, was a guerrilla war conducted against British colonial rule
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Winston Churchill (1951-1955) Anthony Eden (1955-1957) Harold Macmillan (1957-1960) Ian Henderson George Erskine Kenneth O'Connor Evelyn Baring Terence Gavaghan
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British victory
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Main conflict: 7 October 1952-21 October 1956 () Mau Mau remnants: 1956-1960
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The Mau Mau rebellion (1952-1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising or Kenya Emergency, was an armed conflict in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) and the British colonial authorities.
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taking part in British actions against Somali rebels and then the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya
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The regiment played a major role in operations during the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya
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