A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president

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South African History Online. (2011, December 9). A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070900

South African History Online (2011) 'A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070900 (Accessed: 29 September 2026).

South African History Online, A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070900, (accessed 29 September 2026).

"A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070900. Accessed 29 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "A year after achieving independence from Britain, Kenya becomes a republic with Kenyatta, formerly prime minister, as president." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070900.