Although his formal release had occurred months earlier, on June 5, 1963, Jomo Kenyatta was officially confirmed as the future Prime Minister of an independent Kenya. This announcement was celebrated by anti-colonial leaders and movements across Africa and the Caribbean. Kenyatta’s leadership symbolized a major victory in the pan-African movement and inspired Black nationalist leaders worldwide in their struggles against imperial domination.
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