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Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957), born Kimathi wa Waciuri in what was then British Kenya, was the senior military and spiritual leader of the Mau Mau Uprising. Widely regarded as a revolutionary leader, he led the armed military struggle against the British colonial regime in Kenya in the 1950s until his capture in 1956 and execution in 1957. Kimathi is credited with leading efforts to create formal military structures within the Mau Mau, and convening a war council in 1953. He, along with Musa Mwariama and Muthoni Kirima, was one of three Field Marshals.

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  • Dedan Kimathi (* 31. Oktober 1920 im Nyeri District; † 18. Februar 1957 in Nairobi) war ein kenianischer Rebellenführer im Mau-Mau-Aufstand in Kenia, das zu dieser Zeit unter der Herrschaft der britischen Krone stand. Er wurde des Terrorismus beschuldigt und von der britischen Kolonialregierung gehängt. Manche sehen und sahen in ihm jedoch einen Freiheitskämpfer. (de)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957), born Kimathi wa Waciuri in what was then British Kenya, was the senior military and spiritual leader of the Mau Mau Uprising. Widely regarded as a revolutionary leader, he led the armed military struggle against the British colonial regime in Kenya in the 1950s until his capture in 1956 and execution in 1957. Kimathi is credited with leading efforts to create formal military structures within the Mau Mau, and convening a war council in 1953. He, along with Musa Mwariama and Muthoni Kirima, was one of three Field Marshals. Kenyan nationalists view him as the heroic figurehead of the Kenyan freedom struggle against British colonial rule, while the British government saw him as a terrorist. Despite being viewed with disdain by the first two presidents of independent Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi, Kimathi and his fellow Mau Mau rebels were officially recognised as heroes in the struggle for Kenyan independence under the Mwai Kibaki administration, culminating in the unveiling of a Kimathi statue in 2007. This was reinforced by the passage of a new Constitution in 2010 calling for recognition of national heroes. (en)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (Nyeri, Kenya Britainiarra, 1920ko urriaren 31 - Nairobi, 1957ko otsailaren 18) Mau Mau matxinadako buruzagi nagusia izan zen. Kikuyu etniakoa, 1950eko hamarkadan Erresuma Batuko kolonizazioaren kontra borrokatu zen. 1956ko urrian harrapatu zuten britainiarrek eta, terroristatzat hartua, 1957ko otsailean urkatu zuten. Gaur egun Kenyako independentziaren aldeko heroitzat daukate. (eu)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (né le 31 octobre 1920 dans le et mort le 18 février 1957 à Nairobi) était un chef qui mena la Révolte des Mau Mau contre le gouvernement colonial britannique dans les années 1950. Il est officiellement reconnu comme héros de la lutte pour l'indépendance du pays. (fr)
  • Dedan Kimathi, nato Kimathi wa Waciuri (Contea di Nyeri, 31 ottobre 1920 – Nairobi, 18 febbraio 1957), è stato un rivoluzionario keniano.Leader dei Mau-Mau, condusse una lotta militare armata, nota come la rivolta dei Mau-Mau, contro il governo coloniale britannico in Kenya nel 1950. La sua cattura e la sua esecuzione nel 1957 portarono alla sconfitta finale della rivolta da parte del governo coloniale britannico. Personaggio molto controverso, Kimathi è stato oggetto di un'intensa propaganda negativa da parte del governo britannico, che lo ha giudicato come un terrorista, e positiva dai nazionalisti kenioti, che lo hanno sempre considerato come una figura eroica della ribellione Mau Mau. Nonostante sia stato visto con disprezzo sia da parte del regime di Jomo Kenyatta che dai governi successivi, Kimathi ed i suoi compagni ribelli Mau Mau sono ora ufficialmente riconosciuti da parte del governo keniano come “eroi” che hanno lottato per l'indipendenza del Kenya.In suo onore è stato dato nome ad una famosa strada di Nairobi e nella stessa strada, in occasione dell'anniversario della sua morte, è stata eretta una statua di bronzo raffigurante Kimathi come un valoroso combattente per la libertà. Nella statua Dedan Kimathi tiene un fucile con la mano destra e con l'altra un pugnale, che rappresenta l'ultima arma che aveva usato nella lotta prima di essere catturato. (it)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (ur. 31 października 1920, zm. 18 lutego 1957) – kenijski działacz narodowowyzwoleńczy, naczelny dowódca ruchu partyzanckiego Mau Mau w latach 1953–1957, schwytany, skazany na karę śmierci i powieszony przez władze Wielkiej Brytanii. (pl)
  • Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri (kikuyu: Kimathi wa Wachiuri; i äldre europeiska källor ibland Waciuri m.fl. stavningar), född 31 oktober 1920 i i Nyeri, död (avrättad) 18 februari 1957 i Nairobi, var en kenyansk motståndsman och gerillaledare i Mau-Mau-rörelsen. Kimathi var en av Mau-Mau-rörelsens främsta förgrundsfigurer under det blodiga motståndet mot den brittiska kolonialmakten, då 20 000 Mau-Mau-rebeller och 200 brittiska soldater, samt omkring 1 000 misstänkta Mau-Mau-sympatisörer hängdes och 23 vita bosättare dödades. Han titulerades fältmarskalk av sina anhängare och var stämplad som terrorist av de brittiska myndigheterna. (sv)
  • Дедан Вачиури Кимати (суахили Dedan Kimathi Waciuri; 31 октября 1920, Ньери, Центральная провинция, Британская Кения — 18 февраля 1957, Найроби, Британская Кения) — один из руководителей вооружённого восстания мау-мау в Кении в 1952 — 56 годах. (ru)
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  • Dedan Kimathi (* 31. Oktober 1920 im Nyeri District; † 18. Februar 1957 in Nairobi) war ein kenianischer Rebellenführer im Mau-Mau-Aufstand in Kenia, das zu dieser Zeit unter der Herrschaft der britischen Krone stand. Er wurde des Terrorismus beschuldigt und von der britischen Kolonialregierung gehängt. Manche sehen und sahen in ihm jedoch einen Freiheitskämpfer. (de)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (Nyeri, Kenya Britainiarra, 1920ko urriaren 31 - Nairobi, 1957ko otsailaren 18) Mau Mau matxinadako buruzagi nagusia izan zen. Kikuyu etniakoa, 1950eko hamarkadan Erresuma Batuko kolonizazioaren kontra borrokatu zen. 1956ko urrian harrapatu zuten britainiarrek eta, terroristatzat hartua, 1957ko otsailean urkatu zuten. Gaur egun Kenyako independentziaren aldeko heroitzat daukate. (eu)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (né le 31 octobre 1920 dans le et mort le 18 février 1957 à Nairobi) était un chef qui mena la Révolte des Mau Mau contre le gouvernement colonial britannique dans les années 1950. Il est officiellement reconnu comme héros de la lutte pour l'indépendance du pays. (fr)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (ur. 31 października 1920, zm. 18 lutego 1957) – kenijski działacz narodowowyzwoleńczy, naczelny dowódca ruchu partyzanckiego Mau Mau w latach 1953–1957, schwytany, skazany na karę śmierci i powieszony przez władze Wielkiej Brytanii. (pl)
  • Дедан Вачиури Кимати (суахили Dedan Kimathi Waciuri; 31 октября 1920, Ньери, Центральная провинция, Британская Кения — 18 февраля 1957, Найроби, Британская Кения) — один из руководителей вооружённого восстания мау-мау в Кении в 1952 — 56 годах. (ru)
  • Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (31 October 1920 – 18 February 1957), born Kimathi wa Waciuri in what was then British Kenya, was the senior military and spiritual leader of the Mau Mau Uprising. Widely regarded as a revolutionary leader, he led the armed military struggle against the British colonial regime in Kenya in the 1950s until his capture in 1956 and execution in 1957. Kimathi is credited with leading efforts to create formal military structures within the Mau Mau, and convening a war council in 1953. He, along with Musa Mwariama and Muthoni Kirima, was one of three Field Marshals. (en)
  • Dedan Kimathi, nato Kimathi wa Waciuri (Contea di Nyeri, 31 ottobre 1920 – Nairobi, 18 febbraio 1957), è stato un rivoluzionario keniano.Leader dei Mau-Mau, condusse una lotta militare armata, nota come la rivolta dei Mau-Mau, contro il governo coloniale britannico in Kenya nel 1950. La sua cattura e la sua esecuzione nel 1957 portarono alla sconfitta finale della rivolta da parte del governo coloniale britannico. (it)
  • Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri (kikuyu: Kimathi wa Wachiuri; i äldre europeiska källor ibland Waciuri m.fl. stavningar), född 31 oktober 1920 i i Nyeri, död (avrättad) 18 februari 1957 i Nairobi, var en kenyansk motståndsman och gerillaledare i Mau-Mau-rörelsen. (sv)
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  • Кимати, Дедан Вачиури (ru)
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