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	Zanzibar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acquiesing to British demands, Hamoud brought an end to Zanzibar's role as a centre for the eastern slave trade that had begun under Omani rule in 17th Century by banning slavery and freeing the slaves of Zanzibar by compensation in 1897.
		This state of affairs was short-lived, as the Sultan was overthrown on January 12, 1964, and on April 26 of that year Zanzibar merged with the mainland state of Tanganyika to form Tanzania, of which it remains a part to this day.
		Zanzibar was the first region in Africa to introduce colour television, in 1973.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zanzibar (877 words)

	Stone Town - Unguja Island, (Zanzibar) - Africa Guide - Tanzania
		In early August 1866, news came to Sultan Majid's palace that Princess Salme was pregnant by the European man. Her carnal association with an infidel and her pregnancy by him were strictly forbidden and considered an unforgivable crime.
		Sultan Said Barghash constructed the palace between 1880 and 1882 as a harem to accommodate his concubines; in 1889, however, a large fire gutted the palace and it was left derelict.
		The house at Bungi was the residence of Bi Khole Binti Said bin Sultan, a girl born to an Assyrian slave of the Sultan.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /zanzibar/guide/zanzibarungujaisland.asp (2855 words)

	Zanzibar News
		Zanzibar’s CUF has criticized Karume and the ruling CCM for passing a series of decrees that hamper their ability to campaign, including one that limits the type and location of venues where political rallies can be held.
		Zanzibar police have arrested 24 people in connection with election violence in which police shot and injured eight opposition supporters who defied a government ban on a campaign rally, a senior police officer said Monday.
		Zanzibar, part of a union with the former Tanganyika formed in 1964, will elect its own president and legislature in the polls, Tanzania's third since multi-party politics were restored in 1992.
	home.globalfrontiers.com /zanzibar/zanzibar_news.htm (18095 words)

	Zanzibar :: History
		The earliest building that remains on Zanzibar is the mosque at Kizimkazi which dates from 1107, and is a present-day tourist attraction.
		Indeed, in 1832, Sultan Seyyid Said, of the Busaid Dynasty that had emerged in Oman, moved his Sultanate from Muscat, which was perhaps more difficult to protect, to Zanzibar where he and his descendants ruled for over 130 years.
		The Zanzibar descendants of this group were not greatly involved in the lucrative slave, spice and ivory trades.
	zanzibar.net /index.php/cp/cm/cid/2 (511 words)

	Zanzibar -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Zanzibar's trade was run by Omanis, who organized caravans into the interior of E Africa; the trade was largely financed by Indians resident on Zanzibar, many of whom were agents of Bombay firms.
		Majid was succeeded as sultan by Barghash in 1870, by Khalifa in 1888, by Ali ibn Said in 1890, by Hamid ibn Thuwain in 1893, by Hamoud ibn Muhammad in 1896, by Ali in 1902, by Khalifa ibn Naroub in 1911, by Abdullah ibn Khalifa in 1960, and by Jamshid ibn Abdullah in 1963.
		As early as 1841 the representative of the British government on Zanzibar was an influential adviser of the sultan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/zanzibari_history.asp (1476 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Zanzibar
		In former days Zanzibar received from all the ports of the Great Land, especially Bagamoyo and Kilwa, the exports of ivory, copal, skins, grain, and slaves, especially the latter, who, after sale in the public markets, were dispersed all over the Muslim territories bordering on the Indian Ocean.
		Accompanied by two priests, a physician, and six nuns, he arrived at Zanzibar about the end of 1860; the first Mass was celebrated at midnight on Christmas, in a large Arab house, where the beautiful cathedral now stands.
		At Zanzibar the Universities' mission, whose beautiful church is erected on the site of the ancient slave-mart, dates from the same time as the Catholic mission: its influence extends towards Nyassa and the Usambara.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15750c.htm (1268 words)

	Zanzibar Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1834/5–1870), son of Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid, became Sultan of Zanzibar, while his brother Sayyid Turki bin Said Al-Busaid (1832–1888) became Sultan of Oman.
		Acquiesing to Britsh demands, Hamoud brought an end to Zanzibar's role as a centre for the eastern slave trade that had begun under Omani rule in 17th Century by banning slavery and freeing the slaves of Zanzibar by compensation in 1897.
		Zanzibar has a fascinating history influenced by the British, Persians, Arabs, Muslims, the Portuguese and the African mainland.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Zanzibar (1048 words)

	Zanzibar, Tanzania
		Zanzibar is represented by 10 elected deputees, 32 deputees appointed by the Revolutionary Council and another 15 appointed by the president.
		The Constitution of Zanzibar, drafted by president A. Jumbe, was approved on 12 October 1979 by the Revolutionary Council and confirmed on 28 December by the National Conference of the CCM.
		Zanzibar was separated from Oman in 1861, and effectively controlled by Britain after 1873 when the Royal Navy enforced the closure of the slave market, and enlarged its base in the harbour from which it operated patrols against slave traders.
	flagspot.net /flags/tz-zan.html (2976 words)

	Zanzibar Courage
		Sultan Khalid was told that he must quit the palace and disperse his forces or the British would attack.
		He was further advised by the British that "having usurped the Sultanate of Zanzibar without consulting the Protecting Power" he had "committed an act of open rebellion against the government of her Britannic Majesty." The British then refused to negotiate and would not communicate further with the "rebel forces".
		Zanzibar Courage seems a particular kind of bravery, centered of a strong sense of justice, and a principled stubbornness of character.
	home.globalfrontiers.com /zanzibar/Zanzibar_Courage.htm (3648 words)

	Be a Sultan of Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		During the celebrations to mark the 36th anniversary of the Zanzibar revolution in early January, Dr Amour told a rally in Zanzibar that he had pardoned the exiled former Sultan of Zanzibar, Jamshid Abdallah, saying the latter was free to return to the Isles on condition that he did so as an ordinary citizen.
		With a general election round the corner, in October 2000, and growing fears that plans are afoot to change the Isles' constitution to facilitate a third term for Dr Amour, the Abdallah clemency could indeed prove a valuable card in the latter's hand.
		Sultan Abdallah, a frail and sickly man of 71, is of Arabic ancestry; he presided over a racist oligarchy that consigned fl Zanzibaris to the bottom rungs of society.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/36/333.html (377 words)

	Tour Planner: Zanzibar
		Zanzibar is warm almost all the year round with heavy rains from March to May and lesser rains during October and November.
		Originally called the Sultan's Palace, in 1911 it became the official residence of the Sultan of Zanzibar, but following the revolution in 1964, it was renamed the Peoples' Palace.
		It was built in 1883 as a ceremonial palace for Sultan Barghash and was the first in Zanzibar to have electric light and an electric lift.
	www.ivorynet.com /plan-zanzibar.htm (1159 words)

	Zanzibar Blue Delaware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Throughout the book, the image of the entire human race standing shoulder-to-shoulder on a small island is a metaphor for a crowded world where each person feels hemmed in by a prison made not of metal bars, but of other human beings.
		Zanzibar Land is a heavily fortified territory in ''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', as well as the setting of the game.
		In the retranslated version of the script used in the remake (''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes''), all uses of "Zanzibar" was corrected to "Zanzibar Land." The ''Metal Gear 2'' game manual, like the game itself, was never officially translated into English, however, fans of the series have done translations of their own.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/222/zanzibar-blue-delaware.html (1324 words)

	List of Sultans of Zanzibar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This page contains a list of Sultans of Zanzibar, which merged with Tanganyika in 1964 to form Tanzania.
		See also lists of incumbents, list of Presidents of Tanzania, List of Presidents of Zanzibar, Heads of Government of Zanzibar, list of Sultans of Oman.
		Sa'id ibn Sultan 14 September 1806 - 19 October 1856
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sultan_of_Zanzibar (200 words)

	Zanzibar
		The Sultanate of Zanzibar (the Land of the Zenj) consisted of the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, Mafia, and Lamu, off the East African Coast.
		The island territories of the sultanate became a British Protectorate in 1890, and British control over the remaining coastal territories were extended to the mouth of the river Juba.
		The constitution of the sultanate specified that the "Sultan may by writing under his hand nominate any person (sic!) to be the Successor to the Throne".
	4dw.net /royalark/Tanzania/zanzibar.htm (1055 words)

	Zanz3
		at Zanzibar), daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI, by his wife, Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Majid bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies.
		at Zanzibar, 1927), second daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and and its dependencies, KBE, CMG, by his wife, H.H. Sayyida Tohfa bint 'Ali, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid 'Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies.
		at Zanzibar, 1925, eldest daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and and its dependencies, KBE, CMG, by his wife, H.H. Sayyida Tohfa bint 'Ali, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid 'Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Tanzania/zanz3.htm (1421 words)

	The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1895, the Sultan gave the British power to administer the 10 mile coastal strip subject to their respecting the existing Kadhis Courts among other conditions.
		Shamte on behalf of the Sultan of Zanzibar, then signed an agreement in October, 1963, in the form of an exchange of letters whereby the Sultan of Zanzibar relinquished/surrendered his claim of sovereignty over the coast to Kenya in return for mzee Kenyatta guaranteeing the continued existence of the Kadhis Courts among other guarantees.
		It is important to note that the 1963 agreement between the Kenya Government and the Sultan of Zanzibar concerning the Kenya Coastal Strip and the preservation of the Kadhis Courts was among those agreements that were immediately honoured by the newly independent Kenya Government.
	www.kenyaconstitution.org /docs/dcom02.htm (1829 words)

	Treaty between Her Majesty and the Sultan of Zanzibar
		And any vessel engaged in the transport or conveyance of slaves, after this date, shall be liable to seizure and condemnation by all such naval or other officers or agents, and such Courts, as may be authorized for that purpose on the part of her Majesty.
		ARTICLE V. The present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Zanzibar as soon as possible, but in any case in the course of the 9th of Rabîa-el-Akhir [5th of June, 1878] of the months of the date hereof.
		Treaty between Her Majesty and the Sultan of Zanzibar, supplementary to the Treaty for the Suppression of the Slave Trade of June 5, 1873.
	www.pdavis.nl /FrereTreaty.htm (606 words)

	Zanzibar
		Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1834/5-1870), son of Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid, became Sultan of Zanzibar, while his brother Sayyid Turki bin Said Al-Busaid (1832-1888) became Sultan of Oman.
		In November 1886, a German-British border commission established the Zanj as a 10-nautical-mile-wide strip along the coast from Cape Delgado (now in Mozambique) to Kipini (now in Kenya) including all offshore islands and several towns in what is now in Somalia.
		Zanzibar has a fascinating history influenced by Persians, Arabs, Muslims, the Portuguese and the African mainland.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Zanzibar (769 words)

	Independent Travel Guide to Zanzibar, Geography, Climate, People, History of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Vacation ...
		Zanzibar is a few degrees south of the equator and enjoys a tropical climate that is largely dominated by the Indian Ocean monsoons.
		Plagued by jealousy, intrigue, and the abolition of slavery, the sultans and their subjects faced a post-heyday slump during which the British were successful in wresting away from them much of the control of the island.
		Zanzibar is home to some of the most pristine beaches in the world and with white sand, palm trees, gorgeous shells, and amazing shades of blue and turquoise waters they are a highlight of the island.
	www.zanzibar.org (17771 words)

	History of TANZANIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Peters, with two companions, spends a few weeks at the end of 1884 moving at frantic speed within the sultan of Zanzibar's mainland territories.
		When the sultan of Zanzibar hears of the proposed protectorate on his territory, he sends a protest to the German emperor.
		Peters replies that there is a lagoon facing the sultan's palace in Zanzibar, deep enough for warships to anchor in.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad23 (1910 words)

	Bluebay Beach Resort Zanzibar: Sultan Rooms
		For more than 200 years, the islands of Unguja and Pemba along with much of the coast of Eastern Africa was ruled by the mighty Sultans of Zanzibar.
		Spacious verandahs, furnished in true Zanzibar style, provide the ideal location for washing away your worries and your cares while the ample rooms with their 8 feet 'Sultan size' beds enable you to experience first hand what it must have been like to be a real Sultan.
		Of course, the Sultans never had access to all the technology that is to be found in our Sultan Rooms, but we feel certain that were they to pay us a surprise visit today, they would approve of all of the modern conveniences we have included.
	www.bluebayzanzibar.com /page4.htm (235 words)

	Zanzibar :: Islands in the Sun :: Mafia
		The arrival of the Sakalava prompted the Sultan of Zanzibar to send a punitive expedition that included some of his personal Baluchi regiment.
		Germany paid Sultan Syed Ali ben Saad of Oman DM 4 million for Mafia and part of the mainland coast.
		It was not until late 1922 that control of Mafia passed from Zanzibar to Tanganyika Territory, ending the martial law of WWI.
	www.zanzibar.net /zanzibar/islands/mafia (1375 words)

	Zanzibar
		During this time the town of Zanzibar was founded, ending with its recapture by the Arabs from Oman.
		After his death in 1856, the Sultanate of Zanzibar separated from the Inamate in Muscat, but remained in the same dynasty with a common ruling regarding the succession to the throne.
		Since January 12, 1964 Zanzibar is a republic which united on April 27, 1964 with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika-Zanzibar, known as Tanzania since November 3, 1964.
	www.bearscoinshop.com /html/zanzibar.html (235 words)

	Islands.com \| Zanzibar
		Zanzibar, known locally as Unguja, is only about 50 miles long, and you could see this legendary "Spice Island" at a blur in just a day.
		In short, Zanzibar is a place to explore on slow time, to tour by bicycle, to get familiar with the sounds of Swahili and the long, colorful history of East Africa.
		Make your way to the Palace Museum; built in the 19th century for a sultan's family later served as the official residence of the Sultan of Zanzibar and now is a showcase of the history of those spice kings.
	www.islands.com /zanzibar (476 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sultan of Zanzibar
		Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
		Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al_Busaid, 9th Sultan of Zanzibar
		Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu_lahu
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sultan-of-Zanzibar (407 words)

	History and Society/People & Places/Shortest War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When the Sultan died in 1896, however, his second son seized the throne and, with German support, he declared himself the new Sultan.
		The Sultan refused to withdraw his claim to the throne.
		The sultan had no effective means of retaliation and surrendered 45 minutes later, after being granted asylum at the island's German consulate.
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /content_pages/record.asp?recordid=46235 (195 words)

	Zanzibar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The island was later controlled by Portugal for a period starting in 1503.
		The British Empire gradually took over and Zanzibar and the British position was was formalized by the 1890 Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty in which Germany pledged not to interfere with British interests in insular Zanzibar and Zanzibar became a protectorate of the United Kingdom that year.
		Acquiesing to Britsh demands, Hamoud brought an end to Zanzibar’s role as a centre for the eastern slave trade that had begun under Omani rule in 17th Century by banning slavery and freeing the slaves of Zanzibar.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Z/Zanzibar.htm (834 words)

	Tippu Sultan -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		His ambitious plans for state building inevitably clashed with those of the sultan of Zanzibar and the Belgian king Leopold II.
		The outbreak, though it was encouraged by the Mysore princes, was caused basically by resentment at changes in headgear and shaving style and the prohibition of...
		She begged the sultan to permit Dunyazad to sleep in the bridal chamber.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072594?tocId=9072594 (732 words)

	Exclusive Classic Properties - Sultan Palace Zanzibar
		The Sultan’s Palace hotel blends romance, privacy and relaxation in the elegant ambiance of a private villa.
		Magically recapturing the spirit of ancient and exotic Zanzibar, the spacious fifteen shell shaped cottages are individually furnished with local antiques, carved Omanite doors and hand painted tiles.
		Renowned for its rich history, its royal pedigree and its romantic incurability, Zanzibar is regarded by many as Africa’s last great exotic coastal destinations.
	www.exclusiveclassicproperties.com /sultan.htm (114 words)

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