People’s Republic of Zanzibar

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The People’s Republic of Zanzibar was a short-lived socialist state established after the 1964 revolution that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar, before it merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
revolutionary government
socialist state
capital Stone Town
linked to: Zanzibar City

Zanzibar City
continent Africa
country Zanzibar
currency East African shilling
currentTerritoryPartOf Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
United Republic of Tanzania
linked to: Tanzania
dateDissolved 1964-04-26
dateEstablished 1964-01-12
establishedAfter Zanzibar Revolution
ethnicTensionsContext Arab-African tensions in Zanzibar
firstPresident Abeid Karume
flagDescription red flag with black hammer and hoe in a green circle
followedBy United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
United Republic of Tanzania
linked to: Tanzania
foreignPolicyOrientation non-aligned movement
socialist bloc-leaning
governmentType socialist one-party state
headOfStateTitle President
historicalRegion East Africa
ideology African socialism
Arab socialism
revolutionary socialism
leader Abeid Karume
legalSuccessor Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar within Tanzania
locatedIn Indian Ocean
mergedWith Tanganyika
officialLanguage Arabic
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
overthrew Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah
Sultanate of Zanzibar
partOf Zanzibar Archipelago
politicalPartyInPower Afro-Shirazi Party
Umma Party
precededBy Sultanate of Zanzibar
reasonForEnd union agreement with Tanganyika
recognizedBy German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

People’s Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
resultedIn union with Tanganyika
revolution Zanzibar Revolution
shortLivedState true
sovereigntyStatus internationally recognized de facto government of Zanzibar
timeSpan 1964
unionDate 1964-04-26

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Zanzibar Revolution successorState People’s Republic of Zanzibar
Sultanate of Zanzibar followedBy People's Republic of Zanzibar
linked to: People’s Republic of Zanzibar
Independence of Zanzibar successorEntity Sovereign State of Zanzibar
linked to: People’s Republic of Zanzibar
Independence of Zanzibar successorEntity People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
linked to: People’s Republic of Zanzibar
Afro-Shirazi Party governed People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
linked to: People’s Republic of Zanzibar
Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar precededBy People's Republic of Zanzibar
linked to: People’s Republic of Zanzibar