Zanzibar 1936 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub

Zanzibar is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean 25-50 km off the coast of the mainland, and Consists of Numerous small islands and two large. The archipelago was inhabited since prehistoric times. At the end of the fifteenth century the Portuguese Imposed its military dominance. Gradually were driven out at the end of the seventeenth century by the Sultan of Oman, Which, in 1890, was Followed by the British, who made it a protectorate. In 1963 the United Kingdom Granted independence to the Sultanate, Which Became a republic the following year. In the same year, on April 26 Zanzibar and Tanganyika united in a single nation who Took the name of the United Republic of Tanzania

1936 - Reign of Sultan Khalifa bin Harub

25th ann.