The following is a timeline of the history of Zanzibar City, Unguja island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The city is composed of Ng'ambo and Stone Town. Until recently it was known as Zanzibar Town.
Prior to 19th century
1700 – Old Fort of Zanzibar is built by Omanis (approximate date). 1710 – Queen Fatima in power. 1746 – "Arab garrison" installed in fort. 1753 – Fort "unsuccessfully attacked by Mazrui Arabs from Mombasa." 1784 – Zanzibar becomes part of Oman.
19th century 1822 – Moresby Treaty. 1828 – The sultan orders a particular portion of the land to be cultivated in to cloe plantations. This result in an expansion of slave import. 1830 – Mtoni Palace built near town. 1832 – Capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman relocated to Zanzibar from Muscat, Oman by Said bin Sultan. 1836 – United States consulate established. 1841 – British consulate established. 1844 – French consulate established. 1845 – Hamerton Treaty. 1850 - Kidichi Baths built near town. 1856 – Majid bin Said of Zanzibar in power. 1870 Barghash ibn Said in power. Population: 70,000 (approximate). 1872 - Cyclone. 1873 – Frere Treaty. British "forced the closure of the slave market." 1879 – Anglican Christ Church built. 1880 – Marhubi Palace built near town. 1883 – House of Wonders built. 1888 – Hamamni Persian Baths built. 1890 – British in power per Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty. The purchase and selling of slaves is prohibited; slavery itself is preserved. 1896 – 27 August: Anglo-Zanzibar War. 1897 – Slavery in Zanzibar abolished except in the case of concubines (abolished in 1909The End of Slavery in Africa. (1988). USA: University of Wisconsin Press. 23). 1898 – Catholic St. Joseph's Cathedral built.
20th century
1904 – Darajani Market building constructed. 1905 Bububu railway constructed. Plague. 1909 – Slavery in Zanzibar fully abolished with the abolition of slave concubinage. 1910 Law courts built. Population: 35,262. 1914 – 20 September: German SMS Königsberg sinks British HMS Pegasus in harbour. 1925 – Peace Memorial Museum established. 1928 - Rent strike in Ng'ambo. 1935 - Jubilee Gardens laid out. 1948 General strike. Population: 45,284. 1957 – Afro-Shirazi Party headquartered in town. 1961 – June: Unrest. 1964 12 January: Zanzibar Revolution; city becomes capital of People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba. April: Sultanate of Zanzibar becomes part of the new United Republic of Tanzania. City becomes capital of semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Mtoro Rehani becomes mayor. 1966 - Kikwajuni GDR housing built. 1972 - 7 April: Abeid Karume assassinated. 1973 - Television Zanzibar inaugurated. 1977 - Trains of Michenzani (housing) built (approximate date). 1985 Economic liberalization begins. Population: 133,000 (estimate). 1994 Palace Museum established. Stone Town Conservation Plan approved. Old Dispensary building restored. 1997 Zanzibar International Film Festival founded. Keele Square rehabilitated. 1999 Area of city: 1,600 hectares. Population: 195,000 (estimate). 2000 – Stone Town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
21st century
2004 – Sauti za Busara (music festival) begins. 2005 – Population: 220,000 (estimate). 2008 – 21 May – 19 June: 2008 Zanzibar power blackout. 2009–2010 – 10 December–March: Second Zanzibar power blackout 2009 – Forodhani Gardens rehabilitated. 2012 – Anti-government protests. 2013 – August: Two 18-year-old, British volunteer teachers, Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, were injured by an acid attack by men on a motorcycle near Stone Town.Zanzibar acid attack, 9 August 2013, Daily Mirror 2014 – June: Mosque bombed.
See also History of Stone Town History of Ng'ambo Wards of Zanzibar City History of Zanzibar (islands) List of sultans of Zanzibar Zanzibar Urban/West Region (Zanzibar City is capital) List of football clubs in Zanzibar Timelines of other cities in Tanzania: Dar es Salaam
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