Uhuru (a
Swahili word meaning ''freedom'') may refer to:
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Uhuru Hamiter
Uhuru A. "Joby" Hamiter (born March 14, 1973) is a former American football defensive end who played three seasons in the National Football League with the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Delaware State U ...
(born 1973), American football player
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Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.
Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...
(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
An obelisk (; from grc, á½€Î²ÎµÎ»Î¯Ï ...
, 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
Roy Anthony Cousins (born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and record label owner, known for being lead singer and co creator of The Royals, his productions of artists such as Charlie Chaplin, Prince Far I, Sci ...
*"Uhuru", track on 2008 album ''
Astrological Straits'' by Zach Hill
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Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru ( Swahili for 'freedom'). The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Derrick "Duckie" Simpson as the mainstay. They had their most successful per ...
, a 1980’s reggae group
Other uses
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Uhuru (satellite)
Uhuru was the first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy. It was also known as the X-ray Explorer Satellite, SAS-A (for Small Astronomy Satellite A, being first of the three-spacecraft SAS series), SAS 1, or Explore ...
, 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, a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company
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Uhuru Mobile, a secure Android-based operating system
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Uhuru Torch, a national symbol of Tanzania
*''Uhuru'', a name given to one of the East African Railways
EAR 60 class
The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor class, was a class of gauge Garratt-type articulated locomotive, articulated steam locomotives built for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing EAR 56 class, 56 class.
Histo ...
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
Nyota Uhura () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. In the Star Trek: The Original Series, original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six List of Star Trek ...
, a character in ''Star Trek''
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Uluru
Uluru (; pjt, Uluṟu ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially Gazette#Gazette as a verb, gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone geological formation, formation in the centre of Australia. It is in the southern part of the ...
, also known as Ayers Rock, a landform in Australia
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Uhuru Afrika'', 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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