People's Republic of Zanzibar: Map & History
The People's Republic of Zanzibar was a short-lived African state founded in 1964, consisting of the islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago.
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The People's Republic of Zanzibar was a short-lived African state founded in 1964, consisting of the islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago. It existed for less than six months before it merged with Tanganyika to create the "United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar", which would be renamed the United Republic of Tanzania in November of that year.
Modern Countries Once Part of People's Republic of Zanzibar
At its mapped extent, People's Republic of Zanzibar covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside People's Republic of Zanzibar's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
People's Republic of Zanzibar in Depth
History
In the wake of the Zanzibar Revolution, a Revolutionary Council was established by the Afro-Shirazi Party and Umma party to act as an interim government, with Abeid Karume heading the council as President and Abdulrahman Mohammad Babu serving as the Minister of External Affairs. The country was renamed the People's Republic of Zanzibar; the new government's first acts were to permanently banish the Sultan and to ban the Zanzibar Nationalist Party and Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party. Seeking to distance himself from the volatile John Okello, Karume quietly sidelined him from the political scene, although he was allowed to retain his self-bestowed title of field marshal.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: People's Republic of Zanzibar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
People's Republic of Zanzibar: Key Facts
| Capital | Zanzibar City |
|---|---|
| Form of government | republic |
| Currency | East African shilling |
| Founded | 12 January 1964 |
| Dissolved | 26 April 1964 |
Preceded by
- Zanzibar Protectorate
Succeeded by
- Zanzibar Islands
Facts from Wikidata Q157535 (CC0).
People's Republic of Zanzibar Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 28,456 km² in 1887 CE.
People's Republic of Zanzibar: Frequently Asked Questions
When did People's Republic of Zanzibar exist?
People's Republic of Zanzibar is dated to 1856 CE – 1889 CE, in the Industrial era.
What was the capital of People's Republic of Zanzibar?
The capital of People's Republic of Zanzibar was Zanzibar City.
How large was People's Republic of Zanzibar at its peak?
At its peak in 1887 People's Republic of Zanzibar covered about 28,456 km².
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