ASCOG Advocate: December 12, 2013

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On this date, in 1963, this country gained its independence from the United Kingdom.  The country has been inhabited by humans since the Lower Paleolithic period.  It borders the Indian Ocean.  Its famous, snow-capped Mount Kirinyaga was mispronounced by the English leading to its current name, after the name of the country.

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