Mau Mau Uprising pro–British Kikuyu people). The capture of rebel leader, Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi, on 21 October 1956, signalled the defeat of the Mau Mau, however, the rebellion survived until after Kenya's independence from Britain, driven mainly by the Meru units led by Field Marshal Musa Mwariama and General Baimungi. Baimuingi, one of the last Mau Mau generals, was killed shortly after Kenya attained self-rule. The Mau Mau failed to capture widespread public support, partly due to the British policy of divide and rule, and the Mau Mau movement remained internally divided, despite attempts to unify the factions. The British, meanwhile, applied
Mau-Mau (card game) Mau-Mau (card game) Mau-Mau is a card game for 2 to 5 players that is popular in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, the United States, Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands. Mau-Mau is a member of the larger Crazy Eights or shedding family, to which e.g. the proprietary card games of Uno and Flaps belong. However Mau-Mau is played with standard French or German-suited playing cards. Rules for Mau have existed at least since the 1930s. The game originated in Germany. The aim is to be first to get rid of all of one's cards. Most of the time, the winner will