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The government is made up of a Revolutionary Council and a House of Representatives of Zanzibar. The head of the government is the President of Zanzibar, who is also the chairman of the Revolutionary Council, currently Dr. Hussein Mwinyi. [1]
The Revolutionary Council along with the Zanzibar House of Representatives make up the semi-autonomous Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. The council's principal role is to advise the President of Zanzibar, who is the Head of government. The council is made up of the following members. [1] The President of Zanzibar, who is the Chairman of ...
The president of Zanzibar (Swahili: Rais wa Zanzibar) is the head of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, which is a semi-autonomous government within Tanzania. The current president is Hussein Mwinyi .
The United Kingdom did not grant Zanzibar independence, as such, because the UK had never had sovereignty over Zanzibar. Rather, by the Zanzibar Act 1963 of the United Kingdom, the UK ended the Protectorate and made provision for full self-government in Zanzibar as an independent country within the Commonwealth.
Chief Minister of Zanzibar Flag of Zanzibar Appointer Sultan of Zanzibar (1961–1964) President of Zanzibar (1964–2010) Formation 5 June 1961 First holder Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Final holder Shamsi Vuai Nahodha Abolished 9 November 2010 Politics of Tanzania Constitution Human rights Government President (list) Samia Suluhu Hassan Vice-President Philip Mpango Prime Minister (list) Kassim ...
ACT-Wazalendo achieved more than 10% of the vote and thus was included into the Government of National Unity according to the Zanzibar constitution. After a split in the so far strong CUF opposition party, most members and votes had shifted to ACT-W.
Within Zanzibar, the revolution is a key cultural event, marked by the release of 545 prisoners on its tenth anniversary and by a military parade on its 40th. [85] Zanzibar Revolution Day has been designated as a public holiday by the government of Tanzania; it is celebrated on 12 January each year. [86]
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