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African Studies Final

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Founder of the Mouride brotherhood in Senegal. Son of a marabout from the Qadriyya brotherhood. Mystic and ascetic interested in meditation and Koranic study. Considered himself messenger of god. French colonial gov exiled him out of fear. Seven metric t
Cheikh Amadou Bamba
one of Bamba's most loyal followers. Har worker and he founded this sect in which physical labor is a form of religious observance and path to spiritual salvation. Nickname Lamp refers to how he became a beacon radiating the enlightenment of the saint.
Ibrahim Fall
THe most devout group of mouride disciples, give up pillars of Islam including prayer and fasting to devote themselves to slavish service to their marabout. Monostic lie - begging for food and signing zikr (songs of rememberance of names of God and found
Baye Falls
In 1910, finally dawned on French that Bamba was not plotting war and so relations inmproved. Used Bamba as asset to disseminate and enforce policies. 1912 returned from exile. French allowed him to found this holy city and to make a start on the great m
Touba
formed by Bamba, members of the brotherhood vow obedience to their marabouts. Marabouts of this brotherhood usually devote less time to study and teaching than they devote to organizing their disciple's work and making amulets for their disciples (grigri
Murids
divine grace of their brotherhood's founder. sufi, refers to sense of divine presence or charisma or wisdom and blessing from master to pupil. can refer to "breath" but is more often associated with a place or person.
Baraka
considered to be stewards and inheritors of the baraka. Through the use of their personal baraka, they are considered to possess the power to heal illness and grant spiritual salvation to their ollowers. Most inherit their position and their disciplines
Marabout
Means the way, path or method. In sufi tradition of Islam, it is conceptually related to the truth which is the ideal that is the pursuit of the tradition, therefoer it is the path taken to get to the truth. IS a sufi sometimes semi-secret order of Musli
Tariqua
Since Berlin Conference, Italy regard Abyssinia as w/in its sphere of influence b/c of Eritrea and Somalia. Deception of the Treaty of Wichale in 1889 signed by Emp Menelik II - differeing Italian and Abyssianian interps. Italians under General Oreste Ba
Battle of Adowa
1941 signed by Roosevelt and Churchill declaring that if Allied powers won war tehy would respect the right of all ppls to choose the form of gov under which they will live. Churchill's qualifications about applicability of charter vs colonized ppl's int
Atlantic Charter
1938 railway workers strike, 1946 general strike in Senegal whose agenda-setting focus is on this - a signel hierarchy for white and black workers
Cadre Unique
founded in 1857 by Louis Faidherbe, governor general of French West africa. he believed taht Africans could be trained to become effective combat soldiers. to this end, he promised his men new uniforms, higher pay, and the opportunity to loot, all proven
Tirailleurs senegalais
Africans involved in this Euro conflict from outset of war. played vital economic and strategic role providing manpower and material resources and base for Free French gov under de Gaulle in Brazzaville. to secure needed resources, colonial govs employed
WWII
describes area in central uplands of Kenya, during British colonialism, white immigrants settled there in considerable numbers part. to take advantage of good soils and grwoing conditions and cool climate. Br East Africa colony, 1905, encouraged Br immig
White Highlands
insurgency of Kenyan rebels against British colonial administration that lasted from 1952-1960. Core or resistance was formed by members of Kikuyu tribe. Uprising did not succeed militarilty but created rit b/w white settlers and home office in london th
Mau Mau
On 24 April 1954, the Army launched this in Nairobi and the city was put under military control. Security forces screened 30,000 Africans and arrested 17,000 on suspicion of complicity, including many people that were later revealed to be innocent. The c
Operation Anvil
conservative chief of the 1920s who became a moderate nationalist in the 1930s. Most distinguished chief of the colonial era. Came into government service in 1905 as a headman in Kiambu, swiftly rising to chief in succession to his father. In 1930 he bec
Koinange wa Mbiyu
East Africa Association leader and prime organizer and was a product of the Methodist mission school. Charismatic. Skilled orator, knew how to win a Kikuyu crowd with well-chosen phrase. Prominent Kikuyu family but politics was cast in opposition to trad
Harry Thuku
resistration certificate recording work periods, wages, comments by employers, and other employment-related matters; from 1920 all male adults were required to carry this under penalty of heavy fines, controlled movements of African laborers and for loca
Kipande
sub-caln mbari land holding. originally meaning uncultivated bush, the holding was based on rights of first-use, and were derived from hunting rather than from agri traditions
Githaka
the central committee who organized Mau Mau from Nairobi, later extending in to the Kikuyu Reserves
1949, former gang members would play other roles in militant urban struggles, esp n the unions and in support of a group of like-minded radicals know
Muhimu
First Prime Minister in 63 and 64 and President in 64-78 of independent Kenya. Considered founding father of Kenyan nation. founded pan-african federation w/kwame nkrumah. 47 became pres of KAU. Reputation w/Br gov was marred by his assumed involvement w
Jomo Kenyatta
detailed look at the british dention system in kenya, a this of overflowing prison camps where inmates routinely died of infectious disease, starvation and the harshness of forced labor - if they made it throug the interrogations.
the Pipeline
detention camp in northern Kenya. Decisive event in Kenya’s path to independence. Contained a group of hard-core Mau Mau who had persistently mounted resistance against efforts to make them work. Decision was taken to step up the level of force to be u
Hola Camp Massacre
The creation of this turned the civil disturbance into a civil war, loyalists.
Makimei was among first chiefs in Kiambu to organize one of these to defend Lari against Mau Mau incursion. By November 1952 there were 3000 of these in Central Province
Homeguards
little more than an undisciplined settler militia- vigilantes in uniform who only made the ordinary work of the police and security forces more difficult by over stepping the mark in their methods.
A far larger number of white settlers were police r
KPR
Baring took steps towards a declaration of war against Mau Mau only two days after Waruhiu’s killing in 1952 and asked that this be decalred. If allowed this would give the Gov powers to detain suspects underspeical emergency legislation to impose othe
Emergency Power Regulations/State of emergency
Each night at dusk the home guard unit here gathered to begin their rounds. On March 26 1953, the patrol was summoned to investigate the discovery of a body in the location of Headman Wainaini. They found the remains of a loyalist nailed to a tree. As th
Lari Massacre

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