Independence of Zanzibar

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The Independence of Zanzibar refers to the 1963 end of British colonial rule over the Zanzibar Sultanate, leading to its brief status as a sovereign state before uniting with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf decolonization event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
affectedPopulation Zanzibaris ⓘ
linked to: Zanzibar
colonialPowerType British protectorate administration ⓘ
colonialStatusEnded British protectorate over Zanzibar ⓘ
constitutionalChange adoption of a new constitution for independent Zanzibar ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zanzibar Sultanate ⓘ
createdState Zanzibar Sultanate as independent state ⓘ
date 1963-12-10 ⓘ
diplomaticOutcome Zanzibar gained capacity to enter international relations ⓘ
ended British control over Zanzibar's defense ⓘ
British control over Zanzibar's foreign affairs ⓘ
British control over Zanzibar's internal security ⓘ
flagChange introduction of a national flag of independent Zanzibar ⓘ
followedBy Zanzibar Revolution ⓘ
overthrow of the Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ
union with Tanganyika ⓘ
formerColonialPower United Kingdom ⓘ
formerMetropole London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
headOfStateAfter Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the end of formal British rule in Zanzibar ⓘ
internationalContext Cold War era ⓘ
legalForm granting of independence by the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Indian Ocean ⓘ
Zanzibar Archipelago ⓘ
monarchAtIndependence Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah ⓘ
partOf decolonization of Africa ⓘ
end of the British Empire ⓘ
politicalSystemAfter constitutional monarchy ⓘ
predecessorEntity British Protectorate of Zanzibar ⓘ
recognizedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations member states ⓘ
region East Africa ⓘ
relatedEvent Independence of Tanganyika ⓘ
formation of the United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
result end of British colonial rule in Zanzibar ⓘ
international recognition of Zanzibar as an independent state ⓘ
sovereign state of Zanzibar ⓘ
shortLivedStatus brief period as a sovereign state ⓘ
successorEntity People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba ⓘ
Sovereign State of Zanzibar ⓘ
United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
timeBetweenIndependenceAndRevolution about one month ⓘ
timeBetweenIndependenceAndUnion about four and a half months ⓘ
unionDateWithTanganyika 1964-04-26 ⓘ
unionPartner Tanganyika ⓘ
year 1963 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence of Tanganyika → relatedEvent → Independence of Zanzibar ⓘ
Independence of Zanzibar → diplomaticOutcome → Zanzibar gained capacity to enter international relations ⓘ
linked to: Independence of Zanzibar