East Africa

Julius Nyerere

Julius Nyerere led Tanganyika to independence, forged the union that created Tanzania and became one of Africa’s most influential advocates of liberation and African socialism.

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta moved from cultural advocacy and anti-colonial politics to become independent Kenya’s first prime minister and president.

Mkwawa

Chief Mkwawa built a strong Hehe polity and led one of the most sustained military resistances to German conquest in East Africa.

Koitalel Arap Samoei

Koitalel Arap Samoei was the Nandi Orkoiyot who coordinated a decade of resistance to British intrusion and railway construction in western Kenya.