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title: Jomo Kenyatta, 1949
author: Gopal Singh of Star Studio
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21774/jomo-kenyatta-1949/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-04-28
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# Jomo Kenyatta, 1949

_Authored by Gopal Singh of Star Studio_

## Image File

[![Jomo Kenyatta, 1949](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21774.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21774.png)

## Image Caption

A 1949 photograph of the Kenyan nationalist leader Jomo Kenyatta (1894-1978). Kenyatta became Kenya's first prime minister when the country gained independence in 1963 and then its first president in 1964 until his [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 1978. Photograph by Gopal Singh of Star Studio.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Studio, G. S. o. S. (2026, April 28). Jomo Kenyatta, 1949. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21774/jomo-kenyatta-1949/>
### Chicago
Studio, Gopal Singh of Star. "Jomo Kenyatta, 1949." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 28, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21774/jomo-kenyatta-1949/>.
### MLA
Studio, Gopal Singh of Star. "Jomo Kenyatta, 1949." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Apr 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21774/jomo-kenyatta-1949/>.

## License & Copyright

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