People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba

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Was a short-lived African state founded in 1964, consisting of the islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago. It existed for less than a year before it merged with Tanganyika to create the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which would be renamed to Tanzania in October of that year.

Establishment

January 1964: Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last sultan, was deposed and lost sovereignty over the last of his dominions, Zanzibar, marking the end of the Sultanate.

Chronology

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1. Zanzibar Revolution

Was a revolution in Zanzibar that led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by the island's majority Black African population.

Disestablishment

April 1964: After signing the Articles of Union on 22 April 1964 and passing an Act of Union on 25 April, Tanganyika officially joined with the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on Union Day.