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Historic Stadium in Temeke District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Uhuru Stadium
Construction
Uwanja wa Uhuru (Swahili)
Uhuru StadiumLocation of Uhuru Stadium
Former names	Tanzania National Stadium
Address	Taifa Road
Location	Miburani, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Coordinates	6°51′20″S 39°16′22″E / 6.855675°S 39.272671°E / -6.855675; 39.272671
Public transit	Kurasini Station (4 km)
Owner	Tanzanian government
Type	Stadium
Capacity	23,000
Surface	Artificial turf
Built	1961
Tenants
Young Africans S.C., Simba S.C., JKT Ruvu Stars, Ruvu Shooting Stars
Website
www.habari.go.tz

Uhuru Stadium (formerly known as the Tanzania National Stadium) (Uwanja wa Uhuru in Swahili) is adjacent to the National Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

History

Tanganyika's independence ceremony was celebrated at this stadium on 9 December 1961. The independence anniversary has been celebrated at the stadium each year since then. It also has been the venue for the inaugural address of all past presidents.

The funeral service of Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president, was held at the stadium on 21 October 1999. Shortly after his death in office, president John Magufuli was laid-in-state at the stadium on 20 March 2021. Forty-five people were killed in a stampede at the stadium on March 21, 2021.

References

"Uhuru Stadium".
"Stadiums in Tanzania". World Stadiums. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
James Clagett Taylor (1 January 1963). The Political Development of Tanganyika. Stanford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-8047-0147-1.
Godfrey Mwakikagile (2007). Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. Intercontinental Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-9802534-1-2.
"Mourners line Tanzania streets at ex-President Magufuli funeral". BBC News. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Biryabarema, Elias (March 23, 2021). MacSwan, Angus (ed.). "At least five people dead in Tanzania stampede as crowds view body of dead president". Reuters. Five people from the same family have died in Tanzania in a stampede that occurred at a stadium in the port city of Dar es Salaam where hundreds of people were paying their last respects to the late President John Magufuli, according to local TV.
"Tanzanian police say 45 died in stampede at Magufuli tribute". Al Jazeera English. March 30, 2021. "There were a lot of people who wanted to get in the stadium, and some were not patient. They tried to force their way in and that resulted in a stampede. Forty-five died in the accident," Dar-es-Salaam regional police commander Lazaro Mambosasa told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.

v t e Temeke District
Headquarters: Miburani
Wards	Azimio Buza Chamazi Chang'ombe Charambe Keko Kiburugwa Kijichi Kilakala Kurasini Makangarawe Mbagala Mbagala Kuu Mianzini Miburani Mtoni Sandali Tandika Temeke Toangoma Yombo Vituka
Native Peoples	Zaramo people Ndengereko people
Rivers and Lakes	Mzinga River Kizinga River
Landmarks	Uhuru Stadium Nyerere Bridge National Stadium of Tanzania

v t e Dar es Salaam
Categories	Buildings Districts Economy Education Government History Timeline Landmarks People Sports Transport Wards
Districts	Ilala Kigamboni Kinondoni Temeke Ubungo
History	Kunduchi Ruins Kimbiji Ruins Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial House, Mzimuni 1998 United States embassy bombings
Education	Open University of Tanzania Shaaban Robert Secondary School International School of Tanganyika University of Dar es Salaam College of Education Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology College of Business Education
Transport	Julius Nyerere International Airport Bus rapid transit Commuter rail
Landmarks	National Museum of Tanzania Nyerere Bridge Uhuru Monument Askari Monument
National Parks	Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve Pande Game Reserve
Category Commons Tanzania Portal

External links

Tanzania's New National Stadium and the Rhetoric of Development by Steve Sortijas

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