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KENYA-INDEPENDENCE-50YEARS-CELEBRATIONS
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni (L) and Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Julius Karangi (C) attend a performance during the celebrations marking Kenya's independence 50th anniversary on December 12, 2013. Kenyans today marked half a century of independence from Britain, at a ceremony attended by several African and other heads of state including Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaska, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence. Celebrations began at midnight on Wednesday, with the Kenyan flag raised in Nairobi's Uhuru Gardens -- meaning "freedom" in Swahili -- in a reenactment of the moment 50 years earlier when Britain's rule since 1895 came to a close. Climbers were also scaling the snow-capped peak of Mount Kenya to raise a flag there too.
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Nairobi, KENYA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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TONY KARUMBA |
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12 Decembrie 2013 |
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4590 x 3419 (1.39 MB) |
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