Zanzibar Revolution

Date: January 12, 1964 • Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania, United Republic of

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1964.

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Busaidi, was a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar. He was deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution, after the United Kingdom gave up its protectorate.