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Zanzibar
2000 Joan Marsh, actress, Road to Zanzibar, dies at 86

1981 Lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies

1964 United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania

1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar form United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar form republic Tanzania

1964 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence

1963 Zanzibar becomes independent from UK

1963 Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth

1963 Zanzibar gains independence from Britain

1963 Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya

1963 Zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain

1961 Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote and parliament by a single seat

1915 Leo Gorcey, born in New York City, actor, Mannequin, Road to Zanzibar

1905 Tippo-Tip, [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67

1896 England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM)

1890 Great Britain proclaims Zanzibar as a protectorate

1890 Lord Salisbury offers Germany Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda and Equatoria

1887 Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Association at East African harbors

1885 5 German warships depart to Zanzibar

1885 5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar

1873 Sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar

1862 Great Britain and France recognizes independence of Zanzibar



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