Tanganyika's independence ceremony was celebrated at this stadium on 9 December 1961.

[citation needed] It also has been the venue for the inaugural address of all past presidents.

[citation needed] The funeral service of Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president, was held at the stadium on 21 October 1999.

[4] Shortly after his death in office, president John Magufuli was laid-in-state at the stadium on 20 March 2021.

[5] Forty-five people were killed in a stampede at the stadium on March 21, 2021.