Zanzibar Revolution
E103594
The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zanzibar Revolution canonical | 3 |
| Zanzibar Revolution 1964 | 1 |
| Zanzibar uprising of 1964 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T881603 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zanzibar Revolution Context triple: [Tanzania, independenceEvent, Zanzibar Revolution]
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A.
Egyptian revolution of 1952
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 was a military-led uprising that overthrew King Farouk, ended the monarchy, and paved the way for the establishment of a republic and the rise of leaders like Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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B.
Maritz Rebellion (1914)
The Maritz Rebellion (1914) was an armed uprising by pro-German, anti-British Afrikaner nationalists in South Africa during World War I, aiming to restore independence from the British Empire.
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C.
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
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D.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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E.
1969 Libyan coup d'état
The 1969 Libyan coup d'état was a military overthrow of King Idris I that abolished the monarchy and brought a group of young officers led by Muammar Gaddafi to power, transforming Libya into a republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zanzibar Revolution Target entity description: The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
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A.
Egyptian revolution of 1952
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 was a military-led uprising that overthrew King Farouk, ended the monarchy, and paved the way for the establishment of a republic and the rise of leaders like Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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B.
Maritz Rebellion (1914)
The Maritz Rebellion (1914) was an armed uprising by pro-German, anti-British Afrikaner nationalists in South Africa during World War I, aiming to restore independence from the British Empire.
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C.
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
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D.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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E.
1969 Libyan coup d'état
The 1969 Libyan coup d'état was a military overthrow of King Idris I that abolished the monarchy and brought a group of young officers led by Muammar Gaddafi to power, transforming Libya into a republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| after | Zanzibar general election, 1963 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zanzibar Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Zanzibar uprising of 1964
|
| casualtiesEstimate | thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
anti-Arab
ⓘ
anti-elite ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| commander | John Okello ⓘ |
| country | Zanzibar ⓘ |
| createdEntity |
Tanzania
ⓘ
surface form:
United Republic of Tanzania
|
| governmentFormAfter | revolutionary government ⓘ |
| hasCause |
anti-colonial nationalism
ⓘ
ethnic tensions between Arab ruling elite and African majority ⓘ political exclusion of Afro-Shirazi Party supporters ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| ideologyAssociated |
African nationalism
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu
ⓘ
Abeid Karume ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | John Okello ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Abeid Karume presidency in Zanzibar
ⓘ
Zanzibar ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
union with Tanganyika ⓘ |
| location |
Zanzibar
ⓘ
surface form:
Zanzibar Archipelago
|
| opposedTo |
Sultanate of Zanzibar
ⓘ
Zanzibar Nationalist Party ⓘ Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| result |
end of the Zanzibar Sultanate
ⓘ
establishment of the People’s Republic of Zanzibar ⓘ formation of the United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ merger of Zanzibar with Tanganyika ⓘ overthrow of the Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| significance |
major turning point in East African decolonization
ⓘ
shifted regional balance during the Cold War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1964-01-12 ⓘ |
| successorState |
People’s Republic of Zanzibar
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
surface form:
United Republic of Tanzania
|
| supportedBy |
Afro-Shirazi Party
ⓘ
Umma Party ⓘ |
| target |
Arab population in Zanzibar
ⓘ
South Asian population in Zanzibar ⓘ |
| unionDateWithTanganyika | 1964-04-26 ⓘ |
| year | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Zanzibar Revolution Description of subject: The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zanzibar uprising of 1964
this entity surface form:
Zanzibar Revolution 1964