Yesterday people of the United Republic of Tanzania marked 36 years since the death (assassination) of the first Vice President of the Union Government and the first Presindent of the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government, HE Abeid Amani Karume.
He was also the leader of Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), which later in 1977, joined with the Mainland's ruling Party -Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)- to form Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
The Day is marked by remembering his enormous contribution to the Independence of the Zanzibar Isles, the development of citizen's from that part of the country and the formation of the Union (hence the name Tanzania) between Tanganyika na Unguja.
He was assassinated on 07/4/1972 and laid to rest in Zanzibar on 12/7/1972.
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