Lari massacre
| Lari Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mau Mau Uprising | |
| Operational scope | Terrorist attack |
| Location | Lari, Kenya |
| Planned by | Mau Mau Leadership |
| Target | Kikuyu Home Guard |
| Date | 26 March 1953 |
| Executed by | Mau Mau |
| Casualties | 97 killed[1] 50 wounded |
The Lari massacre was an incident during the Mau Mau Uprising in which the Mau Mau massacred troops from the loyalist Home Guard and their families, including prominent local loyalist Luka.[1][2][3][4]
The colonial government used the attack as propaganda and showed the massacre to journalists.[1] The massacre prompted retaliatory attacks.[5] 400 Mau Mau were killed by colonial troops, including the King's African Rifles, in revenge.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Elkins, Caroline (2005). Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya. New York City: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-805-07653-0. US edition
- ^ "Mau Mau bands massacre 200". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 28 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Hundreds Die In Mau Mau Temorism's Gravest Outbreak". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 28 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Police Superintendent Ambushed Armed Mau Mau Terrorists Strike Again In Kenya". The Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 29 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "The Night Of Long Knives: Slain Colonial Chief's Widows Recall Lari Massacre" by Njenga Gicheha The Star, March 25, 2011, accessed 9 November 2013
External links[]
- Lari Massacre Trial at British Pathe
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