Zanzibar general election, 1963
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The Zanzibar general election of 1963 was the final pre-independence vote on the islands, whose disputed outcome and political tensions helped set the stage for the subsequent Zanzibar Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| afterElectionGovernmentHead | Prime Minister of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1963 elections in Africa
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Elections in Zanzibar ⓘ Pre-independence elections ⓘ |
| characteristic |
disputed outcome
ⓘ
ethnic and ideological polarization ⓘ highly contested results ⓘ |
| context |
British withdrawal from Zanzibar
ⓘ
decolonization of East Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sultanate of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
destabilization of post-election political order
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heightened political tensions in Zanzibar ⓘ increased opposition resentment toward ruling coalition ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting system ⓘ |
| electorate | adult residents of Zanzibar meeting colonial franchise requirements ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Zanzibar Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
establishment of the People’s Republic of Zanzibar ⓘ overthrow of the Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringElection | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasCause | move toward independence of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to overthrow of the Sultan in January 1964
ⓘ
influenced subsequent union of Zanzibar with Tanganyika ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | Zanzibar Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Pemba Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unguja NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Afro-Shirazi Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zanzibar Nationalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | victory of the Zanzibar Nationalist Party–Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party coalition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zanzibar–Tanzania union history
ⓘ
history of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zanzibar general election, 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afro-Shirazi Party–Umma Party alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultanate of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
continued exclusion of Afro-Shirazi Party from power
ⓘ
formation of a coalition government by ZNP and ZPPP ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to political tensions leading to the Zanzibar Revolution
ⓘ
final pre-independence election in Zanzibar ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
1963
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pre-independence period of Zanzibar ⓘ |
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