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Events relating to zanzibar
The Portuguese set up a trading post on the east African island of Zanzibar
A fleet from Oman evicts the Portuguese from Mombasa and Zanzibar
Zanzibar becomes the main place of residence of the sultan of Oman
The British consul in Zanzibar persuades the sultan to end the island's notorious slave trade
German warships arrive in Zanzibar harbour to persuade the sultan to cede territory to the Kaiser, William I
Zanzibar, under its Arab sultan, is declared a British protectorate
Zanzibar becomes an independent nation and a member of the Commonwealth
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge as the United Republic of Tanzania