Abeid Karume
Abeid Amani Karume | |
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عبيد أماني كرومي | |
Karume in 1964 | |
| 1st President of Zanzibar | |
| In office 26 April 1964 – 7 April 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as President of the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba) |
| Succeeded by | Aboud Jumbe |
| 1st Vice President of Tanzania | |
| In office 29 October 1964 – 7 April 1972 | |
| President | Julius Nyerere |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Aboud Jumbe |
| President of the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba | |
| In office 12 January 1964 – 25 April 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Jamshid bin Abdullah (as Sultan of Zanzibar) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1905 |
| Died | 7 April 1972 (aged 66) Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Kisiwa Nduwi, Zanzibar Town |
| Party | Afro-Shirazi Party |
| Spouse | Fatma Karume |
| Children | Amani Ali |
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President of Zanzibar 1964-1972
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Abeid Amani Karume (4 August 1905 – 7 April 1972) was a Tanzanian politician and statesman who served as the first president of Zanzibar and vice-president of Tanzania from 1964 until his assassination in 1972.
He obtained the title of president as a result of a revolution which led to the deposing of Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar, in January 1964. Three months later, Zanzibar united with Tanganyika and formed Tanzania, and Karume became the first vice-president with Julius Nyerere (the then president of Tanganyika) as president of the new unified country. He was the father of Zanzibar's sixth president, Amani Abeid Karume.