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He was born [https://iloveafrica.com/the-life-of-dedan-kimathi-leader-of-mau-mau/ 1920] in Nyeri county, central Kenya. In 1951, he joined other freedom fighters in an armed independence movement, which later came to be known as [https://littlehistoriesofnationalism.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/revolt-of-the-landless-the-mau-mau-rebellion-in-kenya/ Mau Mau]. He was considered the most feared among the field marshals who led the movement. He was part of the unit called [https://blog.afro.co.ke/constitution/chapter-14/part-2/article-241-establishment-of-defence-forces-and-defence-council/ Kenya Defence council], which he set about organizing armed attacks against the British colonial government. He was then put on trial and later executed in [https://iloveafrica.com/the-life-of-dedan-kimathi-leader-of-mau-mau/ 1957] where his body was dumped in unmarked grave at Kamiti maximum security prison.
A street in Nairobi, Kenya's capital has been named after Dedan Kimathi. [https://www.dkut.ac.ke/ Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology]and Dedan Kimathi stadium in Nyeri are amongst several institutions that honour the legendary Mau Mau fighter.

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[https://africa-school-bucket3.s3.amazonaws.com/static/img/school/2022/01/21/kimathiuni.jpg Dedan Kimathi University of science and Technology.]

[https://www.kenyatrainbooking.com/wp-content/uploads/Kenya68.jpg Dedan Kimathi statue.]

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