What the records say
- When
- 12 Jan 1964
- Kind
- Revolution
- Coordinates
- 6.16° S, 39.19° E
- Description
- revolution in Zanzibar in 1964
Zanzibar Revolution
1964 overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar
The Zanzibar Revolution began on 12 January 1964 and led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah and his mainly Arab government by the island's majority Black African population.
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- Wikidata: revolutions and assassinationsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “révolution à Zanzibar qui renverse l’hégémonie arabe”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “революция в султанате Занзибар”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ثورة زنجبار”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page