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Dedan Kimathi
Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957) born ''Kimathi wa Waciuri'', was a leader of the Mau Mau which led an armed military struggle known as the Mau Mau uprising against the British colonial government in Kenya in the 1950s.
A highly controversial character, Kimathi's life has been subject to intense propaganda by both the British government who saw him as a terrorist, and Kenyan nationalists who view him as the heroic figurehead of the Mau Mau rebellion.〔Branch, Daniel: ''Defeating Mau Mau, Creating Kenya: Counterinsurgency, Civil War, and Decolonization''. Cambridge University Press, New York 2009, ISBN 978-0-521-13090-5.〕 Despite being viewed with disdain by the Jomo Kenyatta regime and subsequent governments, Kimathi and his fellow Mau Mau rebels are now officially recognised as heroes in the struggle for Kenyan independence by the incumbent government. His capture and execution in 1957 led to the eventual defeat of the uprising by the British colonial government.
==Early life==
Kimathi was born in Thege Village Tetu division, Nyeri District. His father was polygamous and had 3 wives but he died before Kimathi was born. Kimathi was raised by his mother, Waibuthi. He had 2 brothers, Wambararia and Wagura, and 2 sisters. At the age of fifteen, he joined the local primary school, Karuna-ini, where he perfected his English skills. He would later use those language skills to write extensively before and during the Mau Mau uprising. He was a Debate Club member in his school and also showed special ability in poetry. He later joined Tumutumu CMS School for his secondary learning. Kimathi however balked at any discipline or control, and was constantly in trouble with his teachers.〔David Anderson, Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire (2005) p.287〕 As a result he drifted in and out of education, and never fulfilled his potential of a bright academic career.
In 1940, Kimathi enlisted in the British army. However, he was discharged after one month for drunkenness and persistent violence against his fellow recruits.〔 He then drifted from job to job, including working as a swineherd and a primary school teacher, for which he was dismissed after accusations of violence against his pupils.〔
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