Abeid Karume

Abeid Amani Karume
عبيد أماني كرومي
Karume in 1964
1st President of Zanzibar
In office 26 April 1964 – 7 April 1972
Preceded by	Himself President of 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	Position Established
Succeeded by	Aboud Jumbe
President of People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
In office 12 January 1964 – 25 April 1964
Preceded by	Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah (Sultan of Zanzibar)
Succeeded by	Position Abolished (Julius Nyerere As President of Tanzania)
Personal details
Born	(1905-08-04)4 August 1905 Nyasaland (now Malawi)
Died	7 April 1972(1972-04-07) (aged 66) Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Manner of death	Assassination by gunshot
Resting place	Kisiwa Nduwi, Zanzibar Town
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	Afro-Shirazi Party
Spouse	Fatma Karume
Children	Amani Ali

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Abeid Amani Karume (4 August 1905^[1] – 7 April 1972) was the first President of Zanzibar. He obtained this title as a result of a revolution which led to the deposing of Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar, in January 1964. Three months later, the United Republic of Tanzania was founded, and Karume became the first Vice President of the United Republic with Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika as president of the new country. He was the father of Zanzibar's former president, Amani Abeid Karume.