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Zanzibar Revolution

1964 · 20th century

The Zanzibar Revolution of 12 January 1964 overthrew the sultan and the government led by the Zanzibar Nationalist Party a month after independence. Insurgents led by John Okello and backed by Afro-Shirazi Party activists seized the islands; thousands of Arabs and South Asians were killed. Abeid Karume became president of the People's Republic of Zanzibar, which united with Tanganyika in April 1964 to form Tanzania.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zanzibar Revolution. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zanzibar-revolution
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