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Amani Abeid Karume
1948Nov, 1

Amani Abeid Karume

Amani Abeid Karume, Zanzibar accountant and politician, 6th President of Zanzibar
Amani Abeid Karume (born 1 November 1948) is a former president of Zanzibar. He held the office from 8 November 2000 to 3 November 2010. He is the son of Zanzibar's first president, Abeid Karume, and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.

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Events on 1948

  • 3Apr

    Marshall Plan

    United States President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
  • 14May

    1948 Arab-Israeli War

    Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
  • 15May

    1948 Arab-Israeli War

    Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
  • 16Jul

    1948 Arab-Israeli War

    Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
  • 3Aug

    Alger Hiss

    Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.