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  2. History of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    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. [26] Zanzibar Revolution Day has been designated as a public holiday by the government of Tanzania; it is celebrated on 12 January each year. [27]

  3. Timeline of Zanzibar City - Wikipedia

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    The following is a timeline of the history of Zanzibar City, Unguja island, Zanzibar, ... CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; Published in 20th century.

  4. Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    Zanzibar [a] is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island.

  5. Sultanate of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    The Sultanate of Zanzibar (Swahili: Usultani wa Zanzibar, Arabic: سلطنة زنجبار, romanized: Sulṭanat Zanjībār), also known as the Zanzibar Sultanate, [1] was an East African Muslim state controlled by the Sultan of Zanzibar, in place between 1856 and 1964. [4]

  6. Timeline of Tanzanian history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Tanzanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Tanzania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Tanzania. See also the list of presidents of Tanzania. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing ...

  7. Stone Town - Wikipedia

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    In 1890, with the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty, Zanzibar itself became a British protectorate. [16] In 1896, a sudden rebellion of the Zanzibari Omanis against the British rule led to the Anglo-Zanzibar War, which is remembered as the shortest war in history: the Sultan surrendered after 45 minutes of naval bombardment of Stone Town by the Royal ...

  8. Zanzibar City - Wikipedia

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    The city is the largest on the island of Zanzibar. It is located on the west coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, north of the much larger city of Dar es Salaam across the Zanzibar Channel. The city also serves as the capital of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region. In 2022 its population was 219,007. [4]

  9. Category:History of Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    History of Zanzibar; 0–9. 2008 Zanzibar power blackout; F. Flag of Zanzibar; S. Sinking of MV Spice Islander I; T. Timeline of Zanzibar City; Z. 2013 Zanzibar acid ...