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Jomo Kenyatta Funeral

NAIROBI, KENYA - 31 AUGUST - A crowd of mourners await to see a passing horse-drawn caisson, escorted by an honor detail and bearing the flag-draped casket of Kenya's founding father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi, August 31, 1978. Kenyatta died August 22, 1978 in Mombassa on the Kenyan coast and was survived by his fourth wife, Ngina, often known as Mama Ngina. Vice President Daniel Arap Moi became Acting president for ninety days and later became Kenya's second president. (Photo by Africa24 Media/Camerapix)
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Authors

Duncan Willetts

Credit Notice
Duncan Willetts / Africa 24 Media / african.pictures
Date published
12-01-2009
External ID 1
APN296803
Image Number
APN296803
Published in
South Africa

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