50 years on, the nation remembers Karume

Founder of the Zanzibar Revolution, Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume. PHOTO | FILE

By  Jesse Mikofu

What you need to know:

  • The nation today commemorates the founder of modern-day Zanzibar that united with Tanganyika on Jan. 26, 1964 to form Tanzania. He led Z’bar for 8 years after the Jan 12, 1964 revolution.

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