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Capture of Kimathi
Part of Nyeri Forest Mau Mau Uprising
Date21 October 1956
Location
Kenya
Result Capture of Dedan Kimathi
Belligerents

United Kingdom British Empire

  • Capture of Kimathi Kenya
Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
Capture of Kimathi Ian Henderson Dedan Kimathi  Executed
Units involved
Capture of Kimathi Kenya Police Unknown
Casualties and losses
None Dedan Kimathi captured

The Capture of Kimathi was the arrest of noted Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi during the Mau Mau Uprising in October 1956. Kimathi had been the field commander of the Mau Mau.[1][2] He was captured by British police officer Ian Henderson who used intelligence gathered from disgruntled former Mau Mau.

  1. ^ "They Follow the Dug-Out General". The Sunday Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 April 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "A duel in the jungle". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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