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When did Kenya become independent from British colonial rule?

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Jomo Kenyatta African statesman and nationalist Jomo Kenyatta was the first prime minister (1963–64) and then the first president (1964–78) of independent Kenya.

Kenya achieved full independence from British colonial rule on December 12, 1963.123

Following a period of political advocacy and the pressure exerted by the Mau Mau rebellion, the British colonial administration moved toward decolonization. Jomo Kenyatta, who had been a prominent leader in the Kenya African Union and later the Kenya African National Union, served as prime minister upon independence. One year later, on December 12, 1964, Kenya became a republic, and Kenyatta became its first president.1234