Missionaries and Guerrilas

To extinguish the Mau Mau, a movement driven by land issues that marked Kenya, the colonial government declared a state of emergency in 1952, creating villages to which the Kikuyu population was displaced, as well as detention camps for the guerrillas. Therefore, it is worth analyzing the relationsh...

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Published in:Novos estudos 2021-12, Vol.40 (3), p.481-495
Main Author: Afra Mendes de Araújo, Melvina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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Summary:To extinguish the Mau Mau, a movement driven by land issues that marked Kenya, the colonial government declared a state of emergency in 1952, creating villages to which the Kikuyu population was displaced, as well as detention camps for the guerrillas. Therefore, it is worth analyzing the relationships amongst Consolata missionaries and the Mau Mau guerrillas, which led to an approximation between these missionaries and the Kikuyu.
ISSN:0101-3300
1980-5403
DOI:10.25091/S01013300202100030008