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 a Tanzanian politician and statesman who served as the first President of Zanzibar and the first Vice President of Tanzania from 1964 to 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 of Tanzania with Julius Nyerere (the then president of Tanganyika) as president of the new unified country. He was the father of Zanzibar's former president, Amani Abeid Karume.