President of Zanzibar
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| President of Zanzibar | |
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| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume |
| Formation | 12 January 1964 |
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The President of Zanzibar is the head of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, which is a semi-autonomous government within Tanzania. The current President is Ali Mohamed Shein. The President is also the chairman of the Revolutionary Council, whose members are appointed by the President, and some of which must be selected from the House of Representatives of Zanzibar.
The President is elected by a plurality. Presidential terms are for five years, and a candidate may be re-elected only once.[1]
Following the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume became the first President of Zanzibar, as leader of the Afro-Shirazi Party.
List of Presidents of Zanzibar (1964–Present)
- Parties
Afro-Shirazi Party
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution)
| # | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Political Party |
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| People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba | |||||
| 1 |  | Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume (1905–1972) | 12 January 1964 | 26 April 1964 | Afro-Shirazi Party |
| Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar | |||||
| 1 | | Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume (1905–1972) | 26 April 1964 | 7 April 1972[2] | Afro-Shirazi Party |
| 2 | | Sheikh Mwinyi Aboud Jumbe (1920– ) | 7 April 1972 | 5 February 1977 | Afro-Shirazi Party |
| (2) | 5 February 1977 | 30 January 1984 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) | ||
| 3 |  | Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925– ) | 30 January 1984 | 24 October 1985 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) |
| 4 | | Idris Abdul Wakil (1925–2000) | 24 October 1985 | 25 October 1990 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) |
| 5 | | Salmin Amour (1948– ) | 25 October 1990 | 8 November 2000 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) |
| 6 |  | Amani Abeid Karume (1948– ) | 8 November 2000 | 3 November 2010 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) |
| 7 |  | Ali Mohamed Shein (1948– ) | 3 November 2010 | Incumbent | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Zanzibar: Electoral system". Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ↑ Assassinated
See also
- Tanzania
- Politics of Tanzania
- List of colonial heads of Tanganyika
- List of Governors-General of Tanganyika
- List of Presidents of Tanganyika
- List of Prime Ministers of Tanganyika
- List of Presidents of Tanzania
- List of Sultans of Zanzibar
- List of Prime Ministers of Zanzibar
- Lists of Incumbents
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