Abeid Karume

Abeid Amani Karume
عبيد أماني كرومي
Karume in 1964
1st President of Zanzibar
In office
26 April 1964 – 7 April 1972
Preceded byHimself President of People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
Succeeded byAboud Jumbe
1st Vice President of Tanzania
In office
29 October 1964 – 7 April 1972
PresidentJulius Nyerere
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAboud Jumbe
President of People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
In office
12 January 1964 – 25 April 1964
Preceded bySir Jamshid bin Abdullah (Sultan of Zanzibar)
Succeeded byPosition Abolished (Julius Nyerere As President of Tanzania)
Personal details
Born(1905-08-04)4 August 1905
Nyasaland (now Malawi)
Died7 April 1972(1972-04-07) (aged 66)
Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeKisiwa Nduwi, Zanzibar Town
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyAfro-Shirazi Party
SpouseFatma Karume
ChildrenAmani
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Abeid Amani Karume (4 August 1905[1] – 7 April 1972) was the first President of Zanzibar. He obtained this title as a result of a revolution which led to the deposing of Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar, in January 1964. Three months later, the United Republic of Tanzania was founded, and Karume became the first Vice President of the United Republic with Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika as president of the new country. He was the father of Zanzibar's former president, Amani Abeid Karume.

  1. ^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Makers of Modern Africa. Africa Journal Limited.