KANU

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KANU (Kenya African National Union) is the long-serving political party that dominated Kenyan politics for decades after independence, particularly under Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
associatedLeader Daniel arap Moi ⓘ
Jomo Kenyatta ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta ⓘ
coalitionParticipation various Kenyan political coalitions after 2002 ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
defeatedByCoalition National Rainbow Coalition ⓘ
dominatedPolitics post-independence Kenya ⓘ
firstPresidentFromParty Jomo Kenyatta ⓘ
founded 1960 ⓘ
foundedIn Kenya ⓘ
governedAsSinglePartyState Kenya ⓘ
hasWomenWing KANU Women’s Wing ⓘ
hasYouthWing KANU Youth Wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nairobi ⓘ
heldPowerFrom 1963 ⓘ
heldPowerUntil 2002 ⓘ
historicalSignificance longest-serving ruling party in Kenya ⓘ
ideology African nationalism ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
influencedConstitution independence constitution of Kenya ⓘ
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
legalStatusDuringSinglePartyEra only legal political party in Kenya ⓘ
lostPowerInElection 2002 Kenyan general election ⓘ
notableChairman Daniel arap Moi ⓘ
notableSecretaryGeneral Uhuru Kenyatta ⓘ
parliamentaryRepresentation Kenyan Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Kenya
participatedIn Lancaster House constitutional conferences on Kenya ⓘ
participatesIn Kenyan general elections ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
preIndependenceRole leading party in struggle for Kenyan independence ⓘ
regionOfActivity East Africa ⓘ
representedEthnicGroups multiple Kenyan ethnic communities ⓘ
secondPresidentFromParty Daniel arap Moi ⓘ
shortName KANU ⓘ
singlePartyEraEnd 1991 ⓘ
singlePartyEraStart 1969 ⓘ
statusAfter2002 opposition party in Kenya ⓘ
typeOfOrganization mass political organization ⓘ
usesColors black ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
usesSymbol cockerel ⓘ
wasRulingPartyOf Kenya ⓘ

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