Zanzibar Revolution

Unguja and Pemba, the two main islands of Zanzibar
Date 12 January 1964
Location Zanzibar
Result Revolutionary victory
Belligerents
Mainly African revolutionaries Sultanate of Zanzibar
Commanders
John Okello Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah
Strength
600–800 men[1][2] Zanzibar Police Force
Casualties and losses
At least 80 killed and 200 injured during revolution (the majority were Arabs)[3]

Up to 20,000 civilians killed in the aftermath[4]



  1. Parsons 2003, p. 107
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