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Name: Sultanate of Zanzibar (British Protectorate)
Type: Polity
Start: 1895 AD
End: 1964 AD
Nation: zanzibar
Parent: great britain
Statistics
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Sultanate of Zanzibar (British Protectorate)
This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Zanzibar (British Protectorate) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics
On 1 July 1895 the British government proclaimed a protectorate over the Sultanate of Zanzibar. It became independent in 1964.
Establishment
Chronology
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1. Anglo-Zanzibar War
Was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.
2. 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.
