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Word: stilla (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...movement, his name was on placards everywhere, his photographs at every black rally. Fiery Tom Mboya campaigned in a sports shirt emblazoned with Kenyatta's image. As if things were not tense enough, it was the peak of the dry season, when the air is hot, dusty and stilla time when tempers are short. The army canceled all leave for the troops, and heavily armed riot police set up tents in Nairobi's city park...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: Transition Without Violence | 3/10/1961 | See Source »

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