Itote, Waruhiu, 1922-1993
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Name (Latin)
Itote, Waruhiu, 1922-1993
Other forms of name
Itote, Waruhiu, 1922-
General China
China, General
Date of birth
1922
Date of death
1993-04-30
Associated country
Kenya
Field of activity
Kenya--History--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960
Occupation
Kenya--Officials and employees
Revolutionaries
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Wikipedia description:
Waruhiu Itote (1922 – 30 April 1993, aged 70-71), nom de guerre General China, was one of the key leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) in British Kenya alongside Dedan Kimathi, Stanley Mathenge, Kurito ole Kisio, Kubu Kubu, and Musa Mwariama and Muthoni Kirima. Itote was the first senior Mau Mau leader to be captured by the government, when he fell into a trap in 1954. He was jailed alongside future Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta. Because of his cooperation with the colonial government, Itote's legacy is often controversial. To most of his compatriots, he was a turn-coat who saved his neck by betraying others. He is regarded one of the few moderates among the Mau Mau leadership
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