Uhuru (a

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes. * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. * Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...

word meaning ''freedom'') may refer to:

People

* Uhuru Hamiter (born 1973), American football player *

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. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he previously served as Prime Minister of Kenya, Deputy Pri ...

(born 1961), President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022

Places

* Uhuru (Tanzanian ward), an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region *

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 The ...

, or Uhuru Torch Monument, a landmark monument in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania *

Uhuru Park Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare (32 acre) recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation ...

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 is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at above sea level and above its plateau base. It is also the highest volcano i ...

Music

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), Xel ...

, a South African music group * ''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, Sc ...

*"Uhuru", track on 2008 album '' Astrological Straits'' by Zach Hill * "Uhuru", a single by

Sun-El Musician Sanele Tresure Sithole (born 28 March 1989), known professionally as Sun-El Musician, is a South African disc jockey, music producer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Mooi River (town), Mooi River, he attended the University of KwaZulu-Natal bu ...

and Azana, from album '' To the World & Beyond '' *

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 pe ...

, a 1980’s reggae group *''

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 1960 album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston

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*, a Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa *''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 steam locomotives built for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class. History The 29 members of the 60 class wer ...

locomotives *

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, the first of the three-spacecraft SAS series), SAS 1, or Explorer ...

, 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 Robert ...

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 materi ...

, a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company *

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 program ...

, a secure Android-based operating system *

Uhuru Torch The Uhuru Torch (Swahili language, 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 Dec ...

, a national symbol of Tanzania *''Uhuru'', a slogan used by the

Proud Boys The Proud Boys is an American far-right politics, far-right, Neo-fascism, neo-fascist militant organization that promotes and engages in political violence.Far-right: * * Fascist: * * * * * Men only: * * * Political violence and militancy: ...

, a far-right neo-fascist group *

Uhuru Movement The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is a pan-Africanist political party in the United States. APSP leads its sister organization, the Uhuru Movement (pronounced , Swahili for "freedom"). Both APSP and Uhuru formed in 1972 from the me ...

, a movement led by the African People's Socialist Party in the United States of America * Uhuru Sasa, African-American cultural club in the

Oregon State Penitentiary Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), also known as Oregon State Prison, is a supermax, maximum security prison in the northwestern United States in Salem, Oregon. Originally opened in Portland, Oregon, Portland in 1851, it relocated to Salem f ...

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