Afro-Shirazi Party

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The Afro-Shirazi Party was a Zanzibari political party that led the overthrow of the Arab-dominated Sultanate and became the dominant force in the islands’ post-revolution government.

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instanceOf political party
afterEvent union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika to form Tanzania
associatedWith Zanzibar Revolution of 1964
linked to: Zanzibar Revolution
chairperson Abeid Karume
country Tanzania
Zanzibar
dateDissolved 1977
dateFounded 1957
ethnicBase African population of Zanzibar
Shirazi population of Zanzibar
formedByMergerOf Afro Party
Shirazi Association
foundedIn Zanzibar
governed People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
headquartersLocation Zanzibar Town
linked to: Zanzibar City
historicalEra Cold War era African politics
historicalSignificance overthrew the Arab-dominated Sultanate of Zanzibar
ideology African socialism
socialism
inGovernmentWith Tanganyika African National Union
languageOfPolitics Swahili
leader Abeid Karume
mergedInto Chama Cha Mapinduzi
notableMember Abeid Karume
Aboud Jumbe
Ali Sultan Issa
opposedPolicy Arab supremacy in Zanzibar
opposedTo Arab-dominated ruling elite in Zanzibar
Sultanate of Zanzibar
politicalOrientation anti-colonial
revolutionary
politicalPosition left-wing
politicalStatus ruling party of Zanzibar after the 1964 revolution
politicalSystemInfluence one-party dominance in Zanzibar after 1964
region Zanzibar Archipelago
represented interests of African and Shirazi majority in Zanzibar
resultedIn establishment of a revolutionary government in Zanzibar
roleInEvent leading force in the Zanzibar Revolution
significantEvent Zanzibar Revolution
successor Chama Cha Mapinduzi

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Zanzibar Revolution supportedBy Afro-Shirazi Party
Chama Cha Mapinduzi formedByMergerOf Afro-Shirazi Party
Chama Cha Mapinduzi predecessor Afro-Shirazi Party
Zanzibar general election, 1963 relatedTo Afro-Shirazi Party–Umma Party alliance
linked to: Afro-Shirazi Party
Zanzibar Nationalist Party competedWith Afro-Shirazi Party
Zanzibar Nationalist Party opposedBy Afro-Shirazi Party-led revolutionary forces
linked to: Afro-Shirazi Party
Umma Party alliedWith Afro-Shirazi Party
Umma Party mergedInto Afro-Shirazi Party
Abeid Karume memberOfPoliticalParty Afro-Shirazi Party
Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu politicalParty Afro‑Shirazi Party
linked to: Afro-Shirazi Party