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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Shirazi Party canonical | 4 |
Statements (40)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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