People's Republic of Zanzibar

People's Republic of Zanzibar
Jamhuri ya Watu wa Zanzibar (Swahili)
1964
Flag of Zanzibar
Location of Zanzibar
CapitalZanzibar City
Common languages
Religion
Islam
GovernmentUnitary socialist republic
President 
• 23 Jan – 26 Apr 1964
Abeid Karume
Prime Minister 
• 12 January 1964 – 27 April 1964
Abdullah Kassim Hanga
Historical eraCold War
12 January 1964
CurrencyEast African shilling
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Today part ofTanzania

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.


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