Mau Mau Uprising 'Our Grandfathers' (—Twenda kwikala ta maau mau maitu, tuithye ngombe to Maau mau maitu, nundu nthi ino ni ya maau mau maitu). Some have argued that it is an acronym for "Mzungu Aende Ulaya Mwafrica Apate Uhuru". Others have claimed that it was coined from the term "UMA UMA", a communication code used by the guerrillas. Dominated by the Kikuyu people, Meru people and Embu people, the "Mau Mau" also comprised units of Kamba and Maasai peoples who fought against the white European colonist-settlers in Kenya, the British Army, and the local Kenya Regiment (British colonists, local auxiliary militia, and
Cà Mau States Army and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War. After 1975, Cà Mau was made the administrative seat and the governmental center of Minh Hải Province, which included Cà Mau and Bạc Liêu Province). In 1995, Cà Mau province broke off from Minh Hải Province with Cà Mau its capital. In 1999, the prime minister by a decree recognized Cà Mau (in Vietnamese: "Thị xã") as a city – Cà Mau city (3rd class urban area as per Vietnamese laws). In 2010, the Prime Minister further upgraded Cà Mau to a 2nd class urban area. Cà Mau is