| LC control no. | no2014146642 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gichuru, James, 1914-1982 |
| Associated country | Kenya |
| Birth date | 1914-03 |
| Death date | 1982-08 |
| Place of birth | Kiambu District (Kenya) |
| Place of death | Nairobi (Kenya) |
| Field of activity | Kenya--Politics and government--To 1963 Kenya--Politics and government--1963-1978 |
| Affiliation | Alliance High School Kenya African Union Kenya African National Union |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Cabinet officers Teachers School principals |
| Found in | Makers of a nation, 2009: title frames (James Samuel Gichuru) soundtrack (James Gichuru; b. Mar. 1914, Kiambu District; d. Aug. 1982, Nairobi Hospital; Kikuyu; education degree, Makarere Univ., Uganda; taught for 6 years and was headmaster at Alliance High School) container (president of Kenya African Union (KAU) when Jomo Kenyatta returned from Britain to join the freedom struggle, stepped down to leave that position to Kenyatta; again stepped down for Kenyatta 15 years later from presidency of the new Kenya African National Union (KANU); held positions in Kenyatta's govt., incl. Minister for Defence) |
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