Afro-Shirazi Party
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The Afro-Shirazi Party was an African nationalist and socialist Zanzibari political party formed between the mostly Shirazi Shiraz Party and the mostly African Afro Party.
A kanga celebrating TANU and ASP (House of Wonders museum, Stone Town, Zanzibar)
Zanzibar Revolution
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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 populatio
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…18 seats. Unsatisfied with such unfair representation in parliament, the ASP, headed by Abeid Karume, collaborated with the Umma Party to begin the Zanzibar Revolution on 12 January 1964. The revolution overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and established the People's Republic of Zanzibar, ruled by Abeid Karume. Following…
Paper shows photos of ex-government officials defaced after the revolution.
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President Amani Abeid Karume participating in a military parade to mark the 40th anniversary of the revolution