📅 26 April 1964
The two states unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The union reflected an influential, though contested, Pan-African commitment to political cooperation and became a base for supporting...
📅 12 January 1964
An uprising led by the Afro-Shirazi Party and allied forces overthrew the Zanzibar sultanate and its government. The revolution followed a narrow electoral victory by parties associated with Arab...
📅 26 April 1964
Tanganyika and Zanzibar formed the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, renamed Tanzania later that year. The union followed Zanzibar’s revolution and reflected Cold War security concerns as...
