Afro-Shirazi Party

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The Afro-Shirazi Party was a Zanzibari political party that led the overthrow of the Arab-dominated Sultanate and became the dominant force in the islands’ post-revolution government.

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Afro-Shirazi Party canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
afterEvent union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika to form Tanzania ⓘ
associatedWith Zanzibar Revolution of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
chairperson Abeid Karume NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateDissolved 1977 ⓘ
dateFounded 1957 ⓘ
ethnicBase African population of Zanzibar ⓘ
Shirazi population of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Afro Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shirazi Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedIn Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ
governed People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Zanzibar Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War era African politics ⓘ
historicalSignificance overthrew the Arab-dominated Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ
ideology African socialism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
inGovernmentWith Tanganyika African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPolitics Swahili ⓘ
leader Abeid Karume NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergedInto Chama Cha Mapinduzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Abeid Karume NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aboud Jumbe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ali Sultan Issa NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedPolicy Arab supremacy in Zanzibar ⓘ
opposedTo Arab-dominated ruling elite in Zanzibar ⓘ
Sultanate of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalOrientation anti-colonial ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ
politicalPosition left-wing ⓘ
politicalStatus ruling party of Zanzibar after the 1964 revolution ⓘ
politicalSystemInfluence one-party dominance in Zanzibar after 1964 ⓘ
region Zanzibar Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
represented interests of African and Shirazi majority in Zanzibar ⓘ
resultedIn establishment of a revolutionary government in Zanzibar ⓘ
roleInEvent leading force in the Zanzibar Revolution ⓘ
significantEvent Zanzibar Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Chama Cha Mapinduzi NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Zanzibar Revolution → supportedBy → Afro-Shirazi Party ⓘ
Chama Cha Mapinduzi → formedByMergerOf → Afro-Shirazi Party ⓘ
Chama Cha Mapinduzi → predecessor → Afro-Shirazi Party ⓘ