Republic of Kenya

State · 1963–2026 CE · at its largest around 1963 CE

An East African republic that gained independence from Britain in 1963 after the Mau Mau uprising, with Jomo Kenyatta as its first leader. Nairobi is its capital and a regional economic hub.

On its lands while it lasted

Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897 CE – 1978 CE): Kenyan anti-colonial activist imprisoned by the British, who became Kenya's first prime minister and president after independence in 1963.
Wangari Maathai (1940 CE – 2011 CE): Founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2004).
M-Pesa (2007 CE): Mobile-phone money transfer service launched in Kenya in 2007, which brought banking services to millions and was widely copied.