Uhuru (a
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
Swahili culture is the culture of ...
word meaning ''freedom'') may refer to:
People
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Uhuru Hamiter (born 1973), American football player
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Uhuru Kenyatta (born 1961), President of Kenya since 2013
Places
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Uhuru (Tanzanian ward)
Uhuru is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania), Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 2,629 people in the ward, from 2,419 ...
, an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region
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Uhuru Monument
The Uhuru Monument (also known as Uhuru Torch Monument) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It is a white obelisk with a replica of the Uhuru Torch mounted ...
, or Uhuru Torch Monument, a landmark monument in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Uhuru Park
Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was opened to the general public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969. It contains an artificial lake, several national monume ...
in Nairobi, Kenya
*Uhuru Peak, the highest summit on the rim of Kibo volcanic cone at
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and ab ...
Music
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Uhuru (band)
Uhuru ( Swahili: ''freedom'') were a South African musical group best known for producing the hit single "Khona" performed by Mafikizolo. Signed to Kalawa Jazmee, the band consisted of Nqobile Mahlanu (Mapiano), Sihle Dlalisisa (DJ Clap), Xelimp ...
, a South African music group
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''Uhuru'' (album), a 1992 album by Osibisa
*Uhuru record label set up in 1971 by
Roy Cousins
*"Uhuru", track on 2008 album ''
Astrological Straits
''Astrological Straits'' is the debut full-length studio album by American recording artist Zach Hill. It was released on August 12, 2008 by Anticon and Ipecac Records.
Critical reception
''Astrological Straits'' has received generally favorabl ...
'' by Zach Hill
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Black Uhuru, a 1980’s reggae group
Other uses
*, a Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa
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Uhuru (satellite), the first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy
*''Uhuru'' (novel), a 1962 novel by American author
Robert Ruark
Robert Ruark (December 29, 1915 in Wilmington, North Carolina – July 1, 1965 in London, England) was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter.
Early life
Born Robert Chester Ruark, Jr., to Charlotte A. Ruark and Rober ...
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Uhuru Design
Uhuru Design is a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company known for its reuse of used materials. Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, Uhuru's acclaimed mater ...
, a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company
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Uhuru Mobile
Uhuru Mobile is a secure Android-based operating system.
An operating system is the principal program allowing Smartphones, Tablets and PCs to run. This central tool connects and coordinates all the components such as kernel, computers programs ...
, a secure Android-based operating system
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Uhuru Torch
The Uhuru Torch ( Swahili: ''Mwenge wa Uhuru'', literally "Torch of Freedom") is one of the National Symbols of Tanzania. It is a kerosene torch. It symbolizes freedom and light. It was first lit on top of Mount Kilimanjaro on December 9, 1961 by ...
, a national symbol of Tanzania
*''Uhuru'', a name given to one of the East African Railways
EAR 60 class locomotives
*''Uhuru'', a slogan used by the
Proud Boys
The Proud Boys is an American far-right, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that promotes and engages in political violence in the United States.Far-right:
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, a far-right neo-fascist group
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Uhura, a character in ''Star Trek''
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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, a landform in Australia
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Uhuru Afrika
''Uhuru Afrika'' (subtitled/translated as ''Freedom Africa'') is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes a ...
'', a 1960 album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston
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Uhuru Movement
The Uhuru Movement (Pronounced is the Swahili word for "freedom") is an American-based socialist and African internationalist movement founded in 1972 and led by the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), whose chairman is Omali Yeshitela. I ...
, a socialist movement led by the African People's Socialist Party
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Harambee
Harambee is a Kenyan tradition of community self-help events, e.g. fundraising or development activities. The word means "all pull together" in Swahili language, Swahili, and is the official List of national mottos, motto of Kenya, appearing on ...
'', another Swahili word which has seen considerable popular use
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