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Today in History Africa 12 January

12 January, 2023 · In: Today in History Africa

Want to know what happened Today in History Africa: 12 January? These are three historical events that took place today, in the continent of Africa and the African diaspora. 

Today in History Africa 12 January

The continent of Africa has an immensely rich history; hidden African history is becoming more accessible as it is finally coming to light. African history, people, culture and books have influenced and inspired the world for time immemorial; it is now time for Africa to shine!

In this post you will learn about the many things that happened today in history in Africa and in the African diaspora like how

After reading this post you will know tons of facts about Africa in relation to: The Zanzibar Revolution, Tanzania’s Independence, .

This post is all about what happened Today in History Africa 12 January.

Today in History Africa: 12 January

African Holidays

Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania

Today in History Africa 12 January

Today is Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania. It is a public holiday celebrated annually on the 12 January. Zanzibar Revolution day is celebrated all over the country but mainly in Zanzibar – a semi-autonomous state off the coast of Tanzania. 59 years. In commemoration on Revolution Day the Zanzibar Football Association organizes the Mapinduzi Cup – Revolution Cup in the national language Swahili. This year it is held from the 1 – 13 January 2023.

On this day, 12 January 1964, a great number of the black African population of Zanzibar revolted against the reigning Arab settlers. In 1964, Arabs had ruled the archipelago for over 200 years engaging in commerce with the “locals” but also, and most importantly, participating in the draconian slave trade of black Africans. At the time Tanzania was granted their independence from Britain, before Zanzibar and Tanzania’s union, Britain had Arabs remain the rulers of the islands despite them being an ethnic minority in the African territory. Gerrymandering done by the ZNP (the Arab dominating) prevented the black africans from truly governing their country. In Zanzibar and Arab ruled regions of the country black Africans were openly treated as second class citizens, for example, schools and basic social services like health care were purposefully withheld from black African regions.

The Zanzibar Revolution led by John Okello (a Ugandan member of the Afro-Shirazi Party) successfully over-through The Sultanate of Zanzibar. Though both sides committed many atrocities during the revolt Okello and his extremist followers tactics were ruthlessly violent. In the end The People’s Republic of Zanzibar was established with Abeid Amani Karume as the first president. Soon after John Okello was ejected from government as a Field Marshal and deported to Uganda.

 

African Inventions

Invention of the automatic film remover by Ned Barnes

Today in History Africa 12 January

On this day, 12 January , Ned Barnes co-invented the automatic film remover.

 

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Today in History Africa series:

Previous Day: Today in History Africa: 11 January

Next Day: Today in History Africa: 13 January

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