Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta was born in Ng'enda at the Gatundu Division of Kiambu in 1889. His parents were Muigai and Wambui. As a boy, Kenyatta helped his grandfather, who was a medicine man.
In October 1945, Kenyatta was apart of the landmark Pan-African Congress that met in Manchester, England.Kenyatta returned to Kenya in September 1946. He became president of the Kenya Africa Union(KAU).KAU was a political party that sought to unify Kenya’s tribes. Kenyatta fought for African voting rights, the elimination of racial discrimination and the return of tribal lands. The British rejected these demands. Then the Kikuyu militants organized a terrorist underground called the Mau Mau. Kenyatta was accused of starting the Mau Mau. The KAU had connections to the Mau Mau, and in 1952 Kenyatta was imprisoned. The KAU is now the dominant black party, refused any participation in a transitional government until Kenyatta was freed. In 1961, he returned home. His captivity made him the moral leader of his people’s struggle. In December 1963 he became the first president of the Republic of Kenya. At midnight on December 12, 1963, at Uhuru Stadium, the Kenya flag was unfurled. A new nation was born. A year later on December 12, 1964, Kenya became a Republic within the Commonwealth. With Kenyatta as the President. Kenyatta died on August 22nd 1978 at 3.30 A.M. in Mombasa. He was 89 years old. President Kenyatta is acknowledged as one of the greatest men of the 20th century. His rule will go down in history as a golden era in Kenya's positive development. Some of the books by Kenyatta include: Facing Mount Kenya (1938); My People of Kikuyu and the Life of Chief Wangombe (1944); Kenya: The Land of Conflict (1944); and Harambee! (1964). I think that Kenyatta lived a positive life. Also I think that the leadership Kenyatta shown, is the type of leadership Afrikan Americans should show today.