John Okello
Zanzibaran revolutionary
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role in Zanzibar
- In Tanzania: Independence of Tanzania
…of the communist-trained “field marshal” John Okello, it won considerable support from the African population. Thousands of Arabs were massacred in riots, and thousands more fled the island. Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume, leader of the ASP, was installed as president of the People’s Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba. Sheikh Abdulla…
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