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POLITICIAN

Abeid Karume

1905 - 1972

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Abeid Amani Karume (4 August 1905 – 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abeid Karume has received more than 289,440 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Abeid Karume is the 12,676th most popular politician (down from 11,039th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Malawi (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Malawian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abeid Karume ranks 12,676 out of 15,577Before him are Nahas Angula, Kazimierz Sabbat, Nils Edén, Joshua Chamberlain, Aleksandër Meksi, and Vladimir Krutov. After him are Amanirenas, Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit, Pierre Nord Alexis, Rafael Paasio, Raghad Hussein, and Agum III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Abeid Karume ranks 212Before him are John Kuck, Lilí Álvarez, John Peters Humphrey, Pote Sarasin, Mikio Oda, and Michael Tippett. After him are Franchot Tone, Hendrik Wade Bode, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Gustav Wiederkehr, Mario de las Casas, and Víctor Morales. Among people deceased in 1972, Abeid Karume ranks 150Before him are Meena Kumari, Stanislaus Kobierski, Louis J. Mordell, Edward Cook, Bernabé Ferreyra, and Moe Berg. After him are Vera Inber, Mitchell Leisen, Brandon deWilde, Gustav Wiederkehr, Romas Kalanta, and Harold Rainsford Stark.

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In Malawi

Among people born in Malawi, Abeid Karume ranks 7 out of 15Before him are Bingu wa Mutharika (1934), Lazarus Chakwera (1955), Hastings Banda (1898), Peter Mutharika (1940), Joyce Banda (1950), and Bakili Muluzi (1941). After him are Michelle Paver (1960), Theresa Kachindamoto (1950), Anthea Stewart (1944), William Kamkwamba (1987), Russell Mwafulirwa (1983), and Cate Campbell (1992).

Among POLITICIANS In Malawi

Among politicians born in Malawi, Abeid Karume ranks 6Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955), Hastings Banda (1898), Peter Mutharika (1940), Joyce Banda (1950), and Bakili Muluzi (1941). After him are Theresa Kachindamoto (1950).