Timeline Tuesday 10 December 1963

Events on Tuesday 10 December 1963 1

• 1963 Zanzibar gains independence from Britain Sultanate becomes independent ahead of 1964 revolution The Sultanate of Zanzibar became independent from Britain as a constitutional monarchy. Weeks later, in January 1964, a revolution would overthrow the sultan and the islands would soon merge with Tanganyika to form Tanzania. The brief independent period was marked by tension between Arab, African and Asian communities.