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  1. Jomo Kenyatta - Wikipedia

    Jomo Kenyatta[a] CGH (c. 1897 – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first …

  2. Jomo Kenyatta | Death, Education, Biography, & 1st President of …

    Jomo Kenyatta (born c. 1894, Ichaweri, British East Africa [now in Kenya]—died August 22, 1978, Mombasa, Kenya) was an African statesman and nationalist, the first prime minister (1963–64) …

  3. Jomo Kenyatta - New World Encyclopedia

    Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1893 – August 22, 1978) was a Kenyan politician, the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of an independent Kenya.

  4. Jomo Kenyatta: Power, Nationhood, and the Making of …

    Oct 11, 2025 · Jomo Kenyatta stands as one of the most consequential figures in African political history. To many Kenyans, he remains the “Father of the Nation,” the leader who guided …

  5. Jomo Kenyatta | Research Starters - EBSCO

    Jomo Kenyatta was a pivotal figure in Kenya's history, known for his role as the country’s first president following its independence from British colonial rule.

  6. Jomo Kenyatta - Kenyan Heroes

    Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s founding father and first president, was a central figure in the nation’s struggle for independence and post-colonial development. Born Kamau wa Ngengi in the …

  7. Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan independence leader, is freed - HISTORY

    Jul 21, 2010 · Jomo Kenyatta, leader of the Kenyan independence movement, is released by British colonial authorities after nearly nine years of imprisonment and detention. Two years …

  8. Jomo Kenyatta - (AP European History) - Vocab, Definition, …

    Jomo Kenyatta was a prominent Kenyan nationalist leader and the first President of Kenya, serving from 1964 until his death in 1978.

  9. Presidency of Jomo Kenyatta - Wikipedia

    The presidency of Jomo Kenyatta began on 12 December 1964, when Jomo Kenyatta was named as the 1st president of Kenya, and ended on 22 August 1978 upon his death.

  10. Jomo Kenyatta (Founding Father of Kenya) - On This Day

    Biography: Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan politician and anti-colonial activist, known as the Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964). Most notably, he served as Kenya's first President from 1964 …