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Public in Tanzania
Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania
End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Quick Facts
Holiday Type
Classification in Tanzania
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Tanzania
1964
About Zanzibar Revolution Day
End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Commemorates the end of Sultanate rule in 1964.
Marks the overthrow of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and the establishment of the People's Republic of Zanzibar
Practical Information in Tanzania
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Tanzania
Marks the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and his Arab government by local African revolutionaries.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
- 1960 The eight-year-old State of Emergency in Kenya by the British ends.
- 1970 Biafra surrenders, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
- 1992 A new constitution, providing freedom to form political parties, is approved by a referendum in Mali.
- 1994 France and the International Monetary Fund impose a fifty percent devaluation of the CFA franc across fourteen African member nations. · Senegal
In Tanzania, around 1964
- 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of Tanzania. · Tanzania
- 1964 Oscar Kambona drives himself to the mutinous Colito Barracks to negotiate with soldiers of the Tanganyika Rifles, maintaining public order and coordin... · Tanzania
- 1964 (c.) Chris Hani returns from the USSR to East Africa and takes charge of setting up the Kongwa military camp in Tanzania. · Tanzania
Historical Timeline
1964
Instituted in Tanzania
🇹🇿Holiday officially established in Tanzania
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Tanzania
🇹🇿Final celebration recorded in Tanzania
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Tanzania
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Tanzania
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: January 12, 2024