Madaraka Day
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Madaraka Day ("Internal self rule" or Self-Governance Day) is a national holiday that is celebrated every 1 June in every year in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule after being a British colony since 1920.<ref name="madaraka2011KBC">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="madaraka2011CapitalFM">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="HolidayChangeNation2010">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Muriuki1965">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Constitution2010">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="factsfigures">Facts and Figures Government of Kenya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Accessed 1 June 2011)</ref> Kenya only attained partial independence on this day in 1963 and did not become a fully established republic until about a year and a half later, on 12 December 1964. In recognition of that, Kenya also celebrates Jamhuri Day (Republic Day) on 12 December every year.
Madaraka is a Swahili word for "authority," "the assignment of authority".
See also
External links
- Global Policy – Madaraka Day in Kenya
- National Holidays in 2011Template:Dead link
- Madaraka Day Images