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Abeid Karume

1905–1972 · 20th century

Abeid Karume was leader of the Afro-Shirazi Party and became President of Zanzibar after the revolution of January 1964 overthrew the sultan. In April 1964 he agreed with Julius Nyerere to unite Zanzibar with Tanganyika as Tanzania, becoming its first vice-president while ruling Zanzibar autocratically. He was assassinated in 1972.

Abeid Karume
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abeid Karume. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abeid-karume
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