December 19, 2010

Autographed Banquet Card by Mrs. Indira Gandhi ,Tom Mboya and Other VVIPs 1961 Nairobi ( Kenya )

Mrs. Indira Gandhi 's East Afican Visit in 1961

 This banquet was held at the famous NEW STANLEY HOTEL , Nairobi on Friday ,26 th August , 1961 in honour of Mrs. Indira Gandhi who was on her East Africa visit.

The banquet was hosted by then VVIP leaders of Kenya , the most prominent of them being Mr.Tom Mboya.

This RARE Banquet Card ( in 4 pages- Cardboard Paper ) Bears the Autographs of Mrs. Indira Gandhi , Mr.Tom Mboya and other prominent personalities present that evening at New Stanley Hotel , Nairobi .


Mr.Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (August 15, 1930 - July 5, 1969) was a prominent Kenyan politician during  Jomo Kenyanata's government. He was founder of the Nairobi People's Congress Party, a key figure in the formation of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), and the Minister of Economic Planning and Development at the time of his death. Mboya was assassinated on July 5, 1969 in Nairobi.

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