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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 17 Feb 1885 - 1 Jan 1891 German East Africa Company[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 1 Jan 1891 - 9 Oct 1916[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 1913 (proposed colonial flag) [/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 9 Oct 1916 - 1919[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 1919 - 1 May 1961 [/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 1 May 1961 - 30 Jun 1964 [/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] Adopted 30 Jun 1964[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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[SIZE=-1]Map of Tanzania[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>
[SIZE=-1]Hear National Anthem[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Mungu ibariki Afrika"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1](God Bless Africa)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>
[SIZE=-1]Text of National Anthem[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Adopted 1961[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>
[SIZE=-1]Constitution[/SIZE]
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Capital: Dar es Salaam[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1](Bagamoyo 1885-1891)[/SIZE]
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Legislative Capital: Dodoma
(from Feb 1996)
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Currency: Tanzanian[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Shilling (TZS) [/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
National Holiday: 26 Apr (1964)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1] Union Day (Tanganyika[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]and Zanzibar)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%" align=middle>[SIZE=-1]
Population: 40,213,160 [/SIZE][SIZE=-1](2008)[/SIZE] </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffff99><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
GDP: $54.26 billion (2008)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Exports: $2.49 billion (2008)[/SIZE]
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Imports: $5.90 billion (2008)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Ethnic groups: mainland- native African 95%[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1](of which Nyamwezi 3.6%, Sukuma 9.5%, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Hehet and Bena 4.5%, Haya 4.2%, Makonde 3.3%,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Gogo 4.4%, Nyakyusa 5.4%, Chagga 3%, Ha 2.9%), [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]other (Asian, European, and Arab) 5% (2000)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Zanzibar- Arab, native African, mixed Arab and native African [/SIZE]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Total Active Armed Forces: 27,000 (2006)[/SIZE]
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Merchant marine: 9 ships (2008)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Religions: mainland- Christian 35%, Muslim 35% (of which
Sunni 30%, Shi'a 5%), [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]traditional beliefs 30% (2005)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1] Zanzibar - Muslim 99%, other 1%[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=4>[SIZE=-1]
International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, AfDB, APM, AU, BTWC (signatory), C, CTBT, EAC, EADB, FAO, G- 6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]ICSID[/SIZE][SIZE=-1],[/SIZE][SIZE=-1] IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, NAM, NPT, NTBT, OPCW, SADC, UN, [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]UNCLOS,[/SIZE][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO[/SIZE]
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Tanzania Index[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffe1 rowSpan=15><CENTER>[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]
[SIZE=+1]Chronology[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER><TT>17 Feb 1885 Area acquired by Carl Peters for </TT>
<TT> the
Deutsche Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft</TT>
<TT> (German East African Company). </TT>
<TT>27 May 1885 German East Africa Protectorate</TT>
<TT>27 May 1885 - 1 Jul 1890 German protectorate over
Witu in Kenya; </TT>
<TT> contested by Britain.</TT>
<TT>28 Apr 1888 Germany obtains a lease of the coastal strip </TT>
<TT> from the Sultan of Zanzibar.</TT>
<TT> 1 Jan 1891 German East Africa colony (
Deutsch Ostafrika); </TT>
<TT> end of DOAG rule.</TT>
<TT>19 May 1916/18 Sep 1916 Belgian conquest of parts of German East Africa;</TT>
<TT> Nyaza (19 May 1916), Ruanda (17 Jun 1916),</TT>
<TT> Urundi (6 Jul 1916), Usui (29 Jul 1916 - Mar </TT>
<TT> 1921), Ujiji and Kigoma (20 Jul 1916 [Ujiji to</TT>
<TT> 22 Mar 1921]), and Tabora region (18 Sep 1916 </TT>
<TT> - Feb 1917)(see under
Ruanda-Urundi).</TT>
<TT> 9 Oct 1916 British occupation of German East Africa begins </TT>
<TT> (on Mafia island from Dec 1914); resisted by </TT>
<TT> German forces on the move until 14 Nov 1918.</TT>
<TT>30 May 1919 Treaty with Britain: only Ruanda and Urundi </TT>
<TT> remain under Belgian administration (effective</TT>
<TT> Mar 1921).</TT>
<TT>10 Jan 1920 Kionga triangle south of Rovuma River, under </TT>
<TT> Portuguese occupation since 1918, is ceded to </TT>
<TT> Portuguese Mozambique.</TT>
<TT>20 Jul 1922 League of Nations mandate under Britain</TT>
<TT> (Tanganyika).</TT>
<TT>11 Dec 1946 Tanganyika a United Nations trust territory </TT>
<TT> under Britain.</TT>
<TT> 1 May 1961 Self-rule achieved.</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1961 Independence (Tanganyika).</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1962 Republic of Tanganyika</TT>
<TT>26 Apr 1964 United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.</TT>
<TT>11 Dec 1964 United Republic of Tanzania</TT>
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Zanzibar[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER>
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Tanganyika
Traditional
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of Tanzania[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"><CENTER>[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]
Map of German
East Africa 1912[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[SIZE=-2] [/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TT>Administrator</TT>
<TT>27 May 1885 - 8 Feb 1888 Karl Peters (b. 1856 - d. 1918)</TT>
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Reichskommissar (Imperial commissioner) </TT>
<TT> 8 Feb 1888 - 21 Feb 1891 Hermann von Wissmann (b. 1853 - d. 1905)</TT>
<TT>Governors</TT>
<TT>14 Feb 1891 - 15 Sep 1893 Julius Freiherr von Soden (b. 1846 - d. 1921)</TT>
<TT>1891 Rüdiger (acting for Soden)</TT>
<TT>15 Sep 1893 - 25 Apr 1895 Friedrich Radbod Freiher von (b. 1847 - d. 1904)</TT>
<TT> Schele</TT>
<TT>25 Apr 1895 - 3 Dec 1896 Herrmann von Wissmann (s.a.)</TT>
<TT> 3 Dec 1896 - 12 Mar 1901 Eduard von Liebert (b. 1850 - d. 1934)</TT>
<TT>12 Mar 1901 - 15 Apr 1906 Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen (b. 1866 - d. 1910)</TT>
<TT>15 Apr 1906 - 22 Apr 1912 Georg Albrecht Freiherr von (b. 1861 - d. 1935)</TT>
<TT> Rechenberg </TT>
<TT>22 Apr 1912 - 14 Nov 1918 Albert Heinrich Schnee (b. 1871 - d. 1949)</TT>
<TT> (from 9 Oct 1916, on the move in </TT>
<TT> opposition to British forces)</TT>
<TT>Administrator</TT>
<TT> 9 Oct 1916 - 22 Jul 1920 Horace Archer Byatt (b. 1875 - d. 1933)</TT>
<TT> (from 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt) </TT>
<TT>Governors</TT>
<TT>22 Jul 1920 - 5 Mar 1925 Sir Horace Archer Byatt (s.a.)</TT>
<TT>1924 - 5 Mar 1925 John Scott (acting for Byatt) (b. 1878 - d. 19..)</TT>
<TT> 5 Mar 1925 - Jan 1931 Donald Charles Cameron (b. 1872 - d. 1948)</TT>
<TT>1929 Sir Douglas James Jardine (b. 1888 - d. 1946)</TT>
<TT> (acting for Cameron)</TT>
<TT>Jan 1931 - Feb 1934 George Stewart Symes (b. 1882 - d. 1962)</TT>
<TT>19 Feb 1934 - 8 Jul 1938 Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael (b. 1882 - d. 1969)</TT>
<TT> 8 Jul 1938 - 19 Jun 1941 Sir Mark Aitchinson Young (b. 1886 - d. 1974)</TT>
<TT>19 Jun 1941 - 28 Apr 1945 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson (b. 1883 - d. 1971)</TT>
<TT>28 Apr 1945 - 18 Jun 1949 Sir William Denis Battershill (b. 1896 - d. 1959)</TT>
<TT>18 Jun 1949 - Jun 1958 Sir Edward Francis Twining (b. 1899 - d. 1967)</TT>
<TT>15 Jul 1958 - 9 Dec 1961 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull (b. 1909 - d. 1998)</TT>
<TT>Queen</TT>[SIZE=-1]¹[/SIZE]
<TT> 9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962
the Queen of the United Kingdom</TT>
<TT>
Governor-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull (s.a.)</TT>
<TT>Presidents</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1962 - 5 Nov 1985 Julius Kambarage Nyerere (b. 1922 - d. 1999)TANU;1977 CCM</TT>
<TT> 5 Nov 1985 - 23 Nov 1995 Ali Hassan Mwinyi (b. 1925) CCM</TT>
<TT>23 Nov 1995 - 21 Dec 2005 Benjamin William Mkapa (b. 1938) CCM</TT>
<TT>21 Dec 2005 - Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (b. 1950) CCM</TT>
<TT>Chief minister</TT>
<TT> 2 Sep 1960 - 1 May 1961 Julius Kambarage Nyerere (s.a.) TANU</TT>
<TT>Prime ministers</TT>
<TT> 1 May 1961 - 22 Jan 1962 Julius Kambarage Nyerere (s.a.) TANU</TT>
<TT>22 Jan 1962 - 9 Dec 1962 Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (1st time) (b. 1926) TANU</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1962 - 17 Feb 1977
Post abolished</TT>
<TT>17 Feb 1972 - 13 Feb 1977 Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (2nd time) (s.a.) TANU</TT>
<TT>13 Feb 1977 - 7 Nov 1980 Edward Moringe Sokoine (1st time) (b. 1938 - d. 1984) CCM</TT>
<TT> 7 Nov 1980 - 24 Feb 1983 Cleopa David Msuya (1st time) (b. 1931) CCM</TT>
<TT>24 Feb 1983 - 12 Apr 1984 Edward Moringe Sokoine (2nd time) (s.a.) CCM</TT>
<TT>24 Apr 1984 - 5 Nov 1985 Salim Ahmed Salim (b. 1942) CCM</TT>
<TT> 5 Nov 1985 - 9 Nov 1990 Joseph Sinde Warioba (b. 1940) CCM</TT>
<TT> 9 Nov 1990 - 7 Dec 1994 John Samuel Malecela (b. 1934) CCM</TT>
<TT> 7 Dec 1994 - 28 Nov 1995 Cleopa David Msuya (2nd time) (s.a.) CCM</TT>
<TT>28 Nov 1995 - 30 Dec 2005 Frederick Tluway Sumaye (b. 1950) CCM</TT>
<TT>30 Dec 2005 - 9 Feb 2008 Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (b. 1953) CCM
9 Feb 2008 - Mizengo Kayanza Peter </TT><TT>Pinda (b. 1948<TT>) CCM</TT></TT>
¹<TT>Full style 9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962: "Queen of Tanganyika and of Her other Realms and </TT>
<TT>Territories, Head of the Commonwealth."</TT>
<TT>
Territorial Disputes: Tanzania still hosts more than a half-million refugees, more than any other African country, mainly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite the international community's efforts at repatriation; disputes with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant</TT><TT>. </TT>
<TT>
Party abbreviations:
CCM = Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary State Party, authoritarian,</TT>
<TT>formed by merger of TANU and the Afro-Shirazi Party [ASP] of Zanzibar Feb 1977, only legal party 1977-1991);</TT>
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- Former parties: TANU = Tanganyika African National Union (from 1964, Tanzanian African National Union, only legal party in Tanganyika 1962-77; merges with ASP as CCM 1977)</TT>
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[SIZE=+1]Zanzibar[/SIZE]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] c.1918 - 1955 British Resident's flag[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 1955 - 10 Dec 1963 British Resident's flag [/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 10 Dec 1963 - 12 Jan 1964[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 12 Jan 1964 - 17 Jan 1964[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 17 Jan 1964 - 29 Jan 1964[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] 29 Jan 1964 - 30 Jun 1964[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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<DT>[SIZE=-2] Adopted 9 Jan 2005[/SIZE] <DT>[SIZE=-2]
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[SIZE=-1]Map of Zanzibar[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3R7VeK_viw"]
[SIZE=-1]Hear Local Anthem[/SIZE][/ame]
[SIZE=-1]Adopted 9 Jan 2005[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Former Anthem (1911-1964)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"National March for the Sultan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]of Zanzibar" (no lyrics)[/SIZE]
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Former Anthem (to 1890)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%" align=middle>
[SIZE=-1]Constitution
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Adopted 12 Jan 1985[/SIZE]
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Former Constitutions[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1](5 Dec 1963-19 Jan 1964;
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Capital: Zanzibar[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%"><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS);[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]East Africa Schilling (XEAS) (1936-27 Apr 1964);
Zanzibari Rupee (ZZR)(1908-31 Dec 1935); Zanzibari Riyal (1883-1908)
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National Holiday: 12 Jan (1964)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Revolution Day[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 width="25%" align=middle>[SIZE=-1]
Population: [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]1,178,755 (2008)[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]
325,801 (1963)[/SIZE]
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GDP: $N/A[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Exports: £4.51 million (1962)[/SIZE]
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Imports: £5.32 million (1962)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Ethnic groups: black African, Comorian, Arab (279,935), [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Indian (18,334), European (507)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Total Armed Forces: N/A (1964)[/SIZE]
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Merchant marine: 2 ships (1907)[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=2><CENTER>[SIZE=-1]
Religions: Muslim 99% (mainly Sunni, some Ibadhi),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]1% other[/SIZE]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffff99 colSpan=4>
[SIZE=-1]International Organizations/Treaties 1963 - 27 Apr 1964[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]
: AfDB (signatory), C, FAO (associate), GATT (associate), OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WMO (member territory)[/SIZE][SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff height="50%"><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#006600 width="15%"><CENTER>[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]
Zanzibar
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[SIZE=+1]Chronology[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER><TT>1503 - Dec 1698 Portuguese possession.</TT>
<TT>Dec 1698 Zanzibar part of
Oman. </TT>
<TT>14 Sep 1806 Al ´Bu Sa`id lineage from Oman begins to rule </TT>
<TT> Zanzibar.</TT>
<TT>1840 British consuls to Muscat and
Oman resident </TT>
<TT> in Zanzibar.</TT>
<TT> 6 Apr 1861 Zanzibar separated from Oman and style Sultan </TT>
<TT> recognized by U.K. mediation.</TT>
<TT>17 Feb 1885 German protectorate declared.</TT>
<TT> 7 Nov 1890 British protectorate; accepted by Germany in</TT>
<TT> exchange for Helgoland in the North Sea.</TT>
<TT> 1 Jul 1895 Coastal domains of Zanzibar become Kenya </TT>
<TT> Protectorate under U.K. (and are relinquished</TT>
<TT> to
Kenya upon its independence 12 Dec 1963).</TT>
<TT>24 Jun 1963 Self-rule granted.</TT>
<TT>10 Dec 1963 British protectorate terminated (Sultanate </TT>
<TT> of Zanzibar).</TT>
<TT>12 Jan 1964 People's Republic of Zanzibar</TT>
<TT>26 Apr 1964 United with Tanganyika (Revolutionary
Government of Zanzibar).</TT>
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Zanzibar
Traditional
States[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR align=left><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"><CENTER>[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]
Map of Zanzibar[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]
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1841-1885[/SIZE][/FONT]</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"><CENTER> </CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffcc99 width="15%"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[SIZE=-2] [/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TT>
</TT><TT>
De facto ruler </TT><TT>("Leader of the Revolutionary Government"</TT><TT>)</TT>
<TT>
</TT><TT>12 Jan 1964 - Feb 1964 John G. Okello (b. 1937 - d. 1971?) Mil</TT>
<TT>
</TT>
<TT>Governors</TT>
<TT>1503 - 1698 ....</TT>
<TT>1698 - c.1710 ....</TT>
<TT>c.1710 - 17.. Sa`id </TT>
<TT>17.. - 1746 ....</TT>
<TT>1746 - 17.. Abdalla ibn Gad</TT>
<TT>c.1784 Khalfan ibn Ahmad</TT>
<TT>1803 - 14 Sep 1806 Yakut ibn Ambar al Habshi</TT>
<TT>Hamis (informally, sultans)</TT>
<TT>14 Sep 1806 - 19 Oct 1856 Sayyid Sa`id ibn Sultan (b. 1791? - d. 1856)</TT>
<TT>19 Oct 1856 - 6 Apr 1861 Sayyid Majid ibn Sa`id (b. 1834 - d. 1870)</TT>
<TT>Sultans</TT>[SIZE=-1]¹[/SIZE]
<TT> 6 Apr 1861 - 7 Oct 1870 Sayyid Majid ibn Sa`id (s.a.)</TT>
<TT> 7 Oct 1870 - 26 Mar 1888 Sayyid Barghash ibn Sa`id (b. 1837 - d. 1888)</TT>
<TT>27 Mar 1888 - 13 Feb 1890 Sayyid Khalifa ibn Sa`id (b. 1852 - d. 1890)</TT>
<TT>13 Feb 1890 - 5 Mar 1893 Sayyid `Ali ibn Sa`id (b. 1854 - d. 1893)</TT>
<TT> 5 Mar 1893 - 25 Aug 1896 Sayyid Hamid ibn Thuwayni (b. 1857 - d. 1896)</TT>
<TT>25 Aug 1896 - 27 Aug 1896 Sayyid Khalid ibn Barghash (b. 1874 - d. 1927)</TT>
<TT>27 Aug 1896 - 18 Jul 1902 Sayyid Hamud ibn Muhammad (b. 1853 - d. 1902)</TT>
<TT>18 Jul 1902 - 8 Dec 1911 Sayyid `Ali ibn Hamud (b. 1884 - d. 1918)</TT>
<TT> 9 Dec 1911 - 9 Oct 1960 Sayyid Khalifa ibn Kharub (b. 1879 - d. 1960)</TT>
<TT> 9 Oct 1960 - 1 Jul 1963 Sayyid `Abd Allah ibn Khalifa (b. 1910 - d. 1963)</TT>
<TT> 1 Jul 1963 - 12 Jan 1964 Sayyid Jamshid ibn `Abd Allah (b. 1929)</TT>
<TT>Presidents</TT>
<TT>12 Jan 1964 - 7 Apr 1972 Sheikh Abeid Amami Karume (b. 1905 - d. 1972) ASP</TT>
<TT> (from 20 Dec 1971, President of the Revolutionary Council)</TT>
<TT>11 Apr 1972 - 30 Jan 1984 Skeikh Mwinyi Aboud Jumbe (b. 1920) ASP;1977 CCM</TT>
<TT>30 Jan 1984 - 24 Oct 1985 Ali Hassan Mwinyi (b. 1925) CCM</TT>
<TT> (acting to 19 Apr 1984)</TT>
<TT>24 Oct 1985 - 25 Oct 1990 Idris Abdul Wakil (b. 1925 - d. 2000) CCM</TT>
<TT>25 Oct 1990 - 8 Nov 2000 Salmin Amour (b. 1948) CCM</TT>
<TT> 8 Nov 2000 - Amani Abeid Karume (b. 1948) CCM</TT>
<TT>Chief minister</TT>
<TT>1828 - 10 Dec 1873 Suleiman ibn Hamad al Busaidi (d. 1873)</TT>
<TT>Viziers (first ministers)</TT>
<TT>1890 - 11 Oct 1901 Sir Lloyd Williams Matthews (b. 1851 - d. 1901)</TT>
<TT>11 Oct 1901 - 3 Nov 1901
Vacant</TT>
<TT> 3 Nov 1901 - 1906 A.S. Rogers</TT>
<TT>1906 - 1908 Arthur E.H. Raikes (b. 1867 - d. 1915)</TT>
<TT>1908 - 1 Jul 1913 Francis Barton (b. 1865 - d. 1947)</TT>
<TT> 1 Jul 1913 - 23 Feb 1961
the British residents </TT>
<TT>Chief ministers</TT>
<TT>23 Feb 1961 - 5 Jun 1961 Geoffrey Charles Lawrence (acting)(b. 1915 - d. 1994) Non-party</TT>
<TT> 5 Jun 1961 - 24 Jun 1963 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi ZPPP-ZNP</TT>
<TT>Prime ministers</TT>
<TT>24 Jun 1963 - 12 Jan 1964 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi ZPPP-ZNP</TT>
<TT>12 Jan 1964 - 27 Apr 1964 Abdullah Kassim Hanga (b. 1932 - d. 1969) ASP</TT>
<TT>27 Apr 1964 - 21 Feb 1983
Post abolished</TT>
<TT>Chief ministers</TT>
<TT>21 Feb 1983 - 6 Feb 1984 Ramadani Baki CCM</TT>
<TT> 6 Feb 1984 - 22 Jan 1988 Seif Shariff Hamad (b. 1943) CCM</TT>
<TT>25 Jan 1988 - 1 Nov 1995 Omar Ali Juma (b. 1941 - d. 2001) CCM</TT>
<TT> 1 Nov 1995 - 15 Nov 2000 Mohamed Gharib Bilal (b. 1945) CCM</TT>
<TT>15 Nov 2000 - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha (b. 1962) CCM</TT>
<TT>British Consuls</TT>
<TT>1840 - 1856 Atkins Hamerton (b. 1804 - d. 1856) </TT>
<TT>1858 - 1860 Christopher Palmer Rigby (b. 1820 d. 1885)</TT>
<TT>1861 - 1862 Lewis Pelly (b. 1825 - d. 1892) </TT>
<TT>1862 - 1865 Robert Lambert Playfair (b. 1828 - d. 1899)</TT>
<TT>1865 - 1870 Henry Adrian Churchill (b. 1828 - d. 1886)</TT>
<TT>1870 - 1873 John Kirk (b. 1832 - d. 1922)</TT>
<TT>Consuls-General </TT>
<TT>1873 - 1886 John Kirk (s.a.)</TT>
<TT>1887 - 1888 Claude Maxwell Macdonald (b. 1852 - d. 1915)</TT>
<TT>1888 - 5 Mar 1891 Sir Charles Bean Euan-Smith (b. 1841 - d. 1910)</TT>
<TT> (acting from 7 Nov 1890)</TT>
<TT> 6 Mar 1891 - 12 Dec 1892 Gerald Herbert Portal (b. 1858 - d. 1894)</TT>
<TT> (from 4 Aug 1892, Sir Gerald Herbert Portal) </TT>
<TT>12 Dec 1892 - Feb 1894 James Rennell Rodd (b. 1858 - d. 1941)</TT>
<TT>Feb 1894 - 1900 Arthur Henry Hardinge (b. 1859 - d. 1933)</TT>
<TT> (from 1897, Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge)</TT>
<TT>1900 - 1904 Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot(b. 1862 - d. 1931)</TT>
<TT>1904 - 20 Jun 1908 Basil Shillito Cave (b. 1865 - d. 1931)</TT>
<TT>1908 - 13 Feb 1913 Edward Clarke (b. 1860 - d. 1913)</TT>
<TT>Residents</TT>
<TT> 1 Jul 1913 - 1922 Francis Barrow Pearce (b. 1866 - d. 1926)</TT>
<TT>1922 - Dec 1923 John Houston Sinclair (b. 1871 - d. 1961)</TT>
<TT>Jan 1924 - 1929 Alfred Claud Hollis (b. 1874 - d. 1961)</TT>
<TT> (from 1927, Sir Alfred Claud Hollis)</TT>
<TT>Dec 1929 - 1937 Richard Sims Donkin Rankine (b. 1875 - d. 1961)</TT>
<TT> (from 3 Jun 1932, Sir Richard Sims Donkin Rankine)</TT>
<TT>1937 Samuel Burnside Boyd McElderry (b. 1885 - d. 1984)
(acting)
Oct 1937 - 1940 John Hathorn Hall (b. 1894 - d. 1979)</TT>
<TT>1941 - 1946 Henry Guy Pilling (b. 1886 - d. 1953)</TT>
<TT>1946 - 1951 Vincent Goncalves Glenday (b. 1891 - d. 1970)</TT>
<TT>1952 - 1954 John Dalzell Rankine (b. 1907 - d. 1987)</TT>
<TT> 2 Nov 1954 - 1959 Henry Steven Potter (b. 1904 - d. 1976)</TT>
<TT> (from 1956, Sir Henry Steven Potter)</TT>
<TT>1959 - 1963 Arthur George Rixson Mooring (b. 1908 - d. 1969)</TT>
<TT> </TT>¹<TT>Full style of the ruler:
Hami, Sayyid, Sultan Zanjabar (</TT><TT>"Ruler and Sultan of Zanzibar [and its dependencies]")</TT>
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Party abbreviations:
CCM = Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary State Party, authoritarian, formed by merging the Tanganyika African National Union [TANU] and ASP Feb 1977, only legal party in Tanzania 1977-91);
CUF = Civic United Front (democratic, Zanzibar regionalist);</TT>
<TT>
- Former parties: ASP = Afro-Shirazi Party (ethnic African or "Shirazi", communist/socialist, authoritarian, only legal party in Zanzibar 30 Jan 1964-77, est.1957 merged with TANU as CCM 1977); </TT> <TT>
ZNP = Zanzibar Nationalist Party (Zanzibar nationalist, mostly Arab, 1955-1963);
ZPPP = Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (Pemba island regionalist, split from ASP, mostly African, 1959-1963)</TT>
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