Afro-Shirazi Party
E462477
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Shirazi Party canonical | 11 |
| Afro-Shirazi Party-led revolutionary forces | 1 |
| Afro-Shirazi Party–Umma Party alliance | 1 |
| Afro‑Shirazi Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Afro-Shirazi Party Context triple: [Zanzibar Revolution, supportedBy, Afro-Shirazi Party]
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Congress of African People
The Congress of African People was a prominent Black nationalist and cultural organization in the United States that emerged from the Black Power movement and worked to advance Black political, cultural, and community empowerment in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
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Tanganyika African National Union
Tanganyika African National Union was the dominant nationalist political party in Tanganyika that led the country to independence under the leadership of Julius Nyerere and later formed the core of Tanzania’s ruling party.
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D.
South African Congress of Democrats
The South African Congress of Democrats was a multiracial, white-led anti-apartheid political organization allied with the African National Congress and active in resistance campaigns during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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E.
Inkatha Freedom Party
The Inkatha Freedom Party is a South African political party, historically rooted in Zulu nationalism and led for decades by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, that has played a significant role in the country’s post-apartheid politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Afro-Shirazi Party Target entity description: 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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A.
Congress of African People
The Congress of African People was a prominent Black nationalist and cultural organization in the United States that emerged from the Black Power movement and worked to advance Black political, cultural, and community empowerment in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
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C.
Tanganyika African National Union
Tanganyika African National Union was the dominant nationalist political party in Tanganyika that led the country to independence under the leadership of Julius Nyerere and later formed the core of Tanzania’s ruling party.
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D.
South African Congress of Democrats
The South African Congress of Democrats was a multiracial, white-led anti-apartheid political organization allied with the African National Congress and active in resistance campaigns during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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E.
Inkatha Freedom Party
The Inkatha Freedom Party is a South African political party, historically rooted in Zulu nationalism and led for decades by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, that has played a significant role in the country’s post-apartheid politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of Zanzibar
|
| 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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Subject: Afro-Shirazi Party Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
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