History of the British Army as Irgun and the Stern Gang after the British attempted to limit Jewish immigration into Palestine. British military and other forces eventually withdrew in 1948 and the State of Israel was established on 14 May. Elsewhere, within British territories, Communist guerrillas launched an uprising in Malaya, starting the Malayan Emergency. In the early 1950s, trouble began in Cyprus, and in Kenya—the Mau Mau uprising. In Cyprus, an organisation known as EOKA sought unity with Greece, the situation being stabilised just before Cyprus was given independence in 1960. Kenya was one of many deployments for the Army in Africa during the
Gallery Mau Mau Roper, M&G January 30-Feb 5 1998 "Sharp contrasts make potent stuff", Benita Munitz, Cape Times "Of Freaks and Pervs", Dennis Mair, M&G "Mau Mau offers a feast of schlocky horror flieks", Ian McDonald, Argust Tonight, 1997 "B-Grade Movie mini-festival", staff reporter, Cape Times "Lesson One, Manipulate the Mainstream", Dennis Mair, M&G, November 22–28, 1996 "Photocopy art on show", Gary van Dyk, Argus Tonight Pillaging the Spoken Word", Tracy Murinik, M&G July, 10-16 1998 "Photo experiment at gallery," Leonard Shapiro, Cape Times July 22, 1998 Gallery Mau Mau Gallery Mau Mau (1996–1998) was a counter-culture "art space" situated in Cape Town,