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title: Kikuyu Soldiers during the Mau Mau Rebellion
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21773/kikuyu-soldiers-during-the-mau-mau-rebellion/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-04-28
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# Kikuyu Soldiers during the Mau Mau Rebellion
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21773.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of two Kikuyu tribesmen working as members of a counter-gang tracking down Mau Mau rebels in British Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60).
Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums, UK.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, April 28). Kikuyu Soldiers during the Mau Mau Rebellion. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Kikuyu Soldiers during the Mau Mau Rebellion." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 28, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Kikuyu Soldiers during the Mau Mau Rebellion." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Apr 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205191317) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 April 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.