Tambo Explained

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 (1917–1993), South African anti-apartheid activist
• Thembi Tambo, British-South African diplomat, politician and also daughter of Oliver Tambo and Adelaide Tambo

Places

Australia

Queensland

• Tambo, Queensland, a locality in Blackall-Tambo Region
• Shire of Tambo (Queensland), a former local government area

Victoria

• Tambo River (Victoria)
• County of Tambo, Victoria
• Mount Tambo, Victoria
• Shire of Tambo (Victoria)

Peru

• Tambo River (Peru)
• Tambo District, Huaytará
• Tambo District, La Mar

Elsewhere

• Pizzo Tambò, a mountain in the Swiss Alps near the Splügen Pass
• Tambo Island, in Pontevedra, Spain
• Tambo, Parañaque, in the Philippines

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

• Tambo, a character in minstrel shows who plays tambourine
• Shelly Tambo, a fictional character in the US television series Northern Exposure

Other

• Tambo (Incan structure), a building found along Incan roads
• Tambo (weapon), a very short staff used in martial arts

See also

• El Tambo (disambiguation)
• OR Tambo (disambiguation), things named after Oliver Tambo