Tambo may refer to:
People
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Adelaide Tambo
Adelaide Frances Tambo (née Tshukudu; 18 July 1929 – 31 January 2007) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, political exile, and regarded as a hero of the liberation struggle against apartheid.
She was involved in South African poli ...
(1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist
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Dali Tambo
Dali Tambo (born 1 March 1959) is a South African media personality best known as the presenter of the SABC television talk-show ''People of the South'' and as the founder of the anti-apartheid organisation Artists Against Apartheid.
Early li ...
(born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo
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Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.
Biography
Higher education
Oliv ...
(1917–1993), South African anti-apartheid activist
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Thembi Tambo Succeeded from 1 November 2022 by His Excellency Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo
Nomatemba Gugulethu Pudnixia Olivia Tambo (known as Thembi Tambo, born 1957) is a British-South African diplomat and politician, who is currently serving as High Commissio ...
, British-South African diplomat, politician and also daughter of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo
Places
Australia
Queensland
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Tambo, Queensland
Tambo is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. Cattle and tourism are the major industries of the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement.
Geography
Tambo is in ...
, a locality in Blackall-Tambo Region
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Shire of Tambo (Queensland)
The Shire of Tambo was a local government area located in central Queensland south-east of the town of Blackall. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with neighbouring Shir ...
, a former local government area
Victoria
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Tambo River (Victoria)
The Tambo River or ''Berrawan'' is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. With a total length in excess of , the Tambo River is one of the longest rivers in t ...
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County of Tambo, Victoria
The County of Tambo is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located in eastern Gippsland, between the Tambo River (Victoria), Tambo River in the west, and the Snowy ...
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Mount Tambo, Victoria
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Shire of Tambo (Victoria)
Peru
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Tambo River (Peru)
The Tambo River (Spanish: RÃo Tambo) is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the Andes. The name only refers to a relatively short section; about long. It starts at the confluence of the Ene and Perené Rivers at the town of Puerto Prado. ...
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Tambo District, Huaytará
Tambo District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru. Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") ...
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Tambo District, La Mar
Tambo District is one of eight districts of the La Mar Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are m ...
Elsewhere
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Pizzo Tambò
Tambohorn or Pizzo Tambo (Swiss names) or Pizzo Tambò (used in Italy) is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies on the German-Italian language border, west of the Splü ...
, a mountain in the Swiss Alps near the Splügen Pass
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Tambo Island
The Tambo Island is an island in the middle of the Pontevedra bay, in Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Poio, from which it is separated by a 1.1 km long but shallow channel. Its surface area is 0.28 km², with a maximum height ...
, in
Pontevedra, Spain
Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the RÃas Baixas in Galicia, Spain, Galicia. It is also th ...
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Tambo, Parañaque
Tambo is an administrative division in southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a coastal barangay in the city of Parañaque situated just south of Baclaran adjoining the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex to the east.
The approximate ...
, in the Philippines
Art, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
* Tambo, a
character in minstrel shows who plays tambourine
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Shelly Tambo
The following are fictional characters who appeared in '' Northern Exposure'', an American television series which originally aired on CBS from July 1990 to July 1995.
Main characters
; Joel Fleischman
: Joel (Rob Morrow) is the central characte ...
, a fictional character in the US television series ''Northern Exposure''
Other
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Tambo (Incan structure)
A tambo (Quechua: ''tampu'', "inn") was an Incan structure built for administrative and military purposes. Found along the extensive roads, tambos typically contained supplies, served as lodging for itinerant state personnel, and were depositorie ...
, a building found along Incan roads
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Tambo (weapon)
Tambo may refer to:
People
* Adelaide Tambo (1929–2007), South African anti-apartheid activist
* Dali Tambo (born 1959), South African anti-apartheid activist, TV presenter and also son of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo
* Oliver Tambo (1917â ...
, a very short staff used in martial arts
See also
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El Tambo (disambiguation) El Tambo may refer to:
* El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia
* El Tambo, Nariño, Colombia
* El Tambo Canton, Ecuador
* El Tambo, Chile, city in the O'Higgins Region
* El Tambo District, Huancayo province, Peru
* Tambo District, La Mar
Tambo District is o ...
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OR Tambo (disambiguation), things named after Oliver Tambo
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