Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Aboud Jumbe
1920 – 2016
President of Zanzibar after Karume's assassination
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Tanzania Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He took over Zanzibar after Abeid Karume was assassinated and held the union together through a decade that could easily have broken it.
Aboud Jumbe became President of Zanzibar following the assassination of Abeid Karume in 1972, and served as a Vice-President of Tanzania.
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