Oman's Zanzibar Break: The Short-Lived Republic of 1964

In January 1964, the Zanzibar Revolution overthrew the Arab-dominated sultanate and established the short-lived People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba. This episode traces the rise of the Afro-Shirazi Party, the role of Ugandan revolutionary John Okello, the massacre of thousands of Arabs, and the political chaos that led to Zanzibar's union with Tanganyika just months later. We explore the deep roots of resentment on the clove plantations, the demographics of the island, and how this event reshaped Omani-Zanzibari relations. Also covered: the fate of Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last Omani sultan of Zanzibar, who fled into exile and lived in Britain for decades. #ZanzibarRevolution #JohnOkello #AfroShiraziParty #AbeidKarume #SultanJamshid #PeopleRepublicOfZanzibar #Zanzibar1964 #SwahiliCoast #OmaniDiaspora #ClovePlantations #Tanganyika #UnionDay #AfricanDecolonization #ColdWarAfrica #History #FexingoHistory #MiddleEastHistory #IndianOcean Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo