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Zanzibar Revolution Took Place On This Day In 1964
The Zanzibar Revolution of 1964 occurred on this day and was led by local African revolutionaries, shifting power from the Sultan of the nation to Abeid Karume who would become Zanzibar’s first president. SEE ALSO: Malians Save Hundreds of Thousands of Ancient Timbuktu Manuscripts in the Face of Terrorists Zanzibar’s ruling government was mostly made up of Arabs, although…
