Zanzibar

Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar ('Unguja') (1994 est. pop. 800,000, 1,554 km²) and Pemba. They are, together with Mafia Island, sometimes referred to as the Spice Islands, though this term is more commonly associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

Political status

Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, it elects its own president who is head of government for matters internal to the island. Amani Abeid Karume was elected to that office on October 29 2000. The fairness of this election was queried, and in January 2001 at least 27 peaceful protestors were killed by the police. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1790018.stm

Related Topics:
Tanzania - President - Amani Abeid Karume - October 29 - 2000

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Zanzibar also has its own House of Representatives (with 50 seats, directly elected by universal suffrage to serve five-year terms) to make laws especially for it.

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Sultans of Zanzibar

• Majid bin Said (1856–1870)
• Barghash bin Said (1870–1888)
• Khalifah bin Said (1888–1890)
• Ali bin Said (1890–1893)
• Hamad bin Thuwaini (1893–1896)
• Khalid bin Barghash (1896)
• Hamud bin Muhammed (1896–1902)
• Ali bin Hamud (1902–1911) (abdicated)
• Khalifa bin Harub (1911–1960)
• Abdullah bin Khalifa (1960–1963)
• Jamshid bin Abdullah (1963–1964)

Viziers

• Sir Lloyd William Matthews, (1890 to 1901)
• A.S. Rogers, (1901 to 1906)
• Arthue Raikes, (1906 to 1908)
• Francis Barton, (1906 to 1913)

British residents

• Francis Pearce, (1913 to 1922)
• John Sinclair, (1922 to 1923)
• Alfred Hollis, (1923 to 1929)
• Richard Rankine, (1929 to 1937)
• John Hall, (1937 to 1940)
• Henry Pilling, (1940 to 1946)
• Vincent Glenday, 1946 to 1951)
• John Rankine, (1952 to 1954)
• Henry Potter, (1954 to 1959)
• Arthur Mooring, (1959 to 1963)