People's Republic of Zanzibar
People's Republic of Zanzibar | |||||||||||
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| 1964–1964 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Zanzibar City | ||||||||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Unitary socialist republic | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 23 Jan – 26 Apr 1964 | Abeid Karume | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 12 January 1964 – 27 April 1964 | Abdullah Kassim Hanga | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
| 12 January 1964 | |||||||||||
• Merger with Tanganyika | 26 April 1964 | ||||||||||
• Office of Prime Minister of Zanzibar abolished | 27 April 1964 | ||||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Tanzania | ||||||||||
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The People's Republic of Zanzibar (Swahili: Jamhuri ya watu wa 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.