# Forty Group

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'''The Forty Group''' was a Kenyan society or organization of the mid-twentieth century constituted primarily of members of the [Kenya African Union](/source/Kenya_African_Union) who joined with the aim of using violence to make their voice heard. The name is a translation of the [Gĩkũyũ](/source/Gikuyu_language) phrase '''Anake a 40''', which means '''The Young Men of 40'''. The organization was also called '''Kiama kia 40''' translating to '''The (political) party of 40'''. The number 40 is a reference to the year 1940, in which most of the group's core members were [drafted](/source/Conscription) into the [British Colonial Auxiliary Forces](/source/British_Colonial_Auxiliary_Forces).

The organization consisted mainly of men fresh from service in [World War II](/source/World_War_II). It was founded by [Mwangi Macharia](/source/Mwangi_Macharia) and gradually evolved into part of the [Mau Mau rebellion](/source/Mau_Mau_rebellion) of the 1950s. [Stanley Mathenge](/source/Stanley_Mathenge) was one of the leaders of the Forty Group.<ref name="clough">Marshall S. Clough: [https://books.google.com/books?id=jpbZEfiAPW0C&dq=%22stanley+mathenge%22&pg=PA130 Mau Mau memoirs: history, memory, and politics] Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998. {{ISBN|1-55587-537-8}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803120839/http://www.kenyalogy.com/eng/info/histo13.html A blip on the topic]
* [http://itek.ac.ug/curriculum/sst/unit%2010/topics/road.htm Another article on the topic. story at bottom of page]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Category:Mau Mau rebellion

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