Sultanate of Zanzibar

State · 1963–1966 CE · at its largest around 1963 CE

The Indian Ocean island sultanate, long a British protectorate, which became independent in December 1963. The sultan was overthrown in the revolution of January 1964, and Zanzibar soon united with Tanganyika.

On its lands while it lasted

Julius Nyerere (1922 CE – 1999 CE): Leader of Tanganyika's independence movement and first president of Tanzania, known for his policy of Ujamaa socialism.
Zanzibar City (c. 1963 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963–1964).