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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jimski, post: 2952436, member: 77373&quot;]1886 Zanzibar, pysa</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]721533[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]721530[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>1886 was a milestone date for Zanzibar</b>.&nbsp; Starting in 1884 after the Berlin Conference, European nations began the scramble for African territories.&nbsp; In August 1885 German warships entered the harbor of Zanzibar, and demanded the Sultan cede his mainland territories to Germany.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Sultan asked Britain to intercede.&nbsp; In 1886, Britain and Germany came to an agreement with Zanzibar whereby Britain would receive the territory of British East Africa (i.e. Kenya), and Germany would receive the territories of German East Africa (i.e. Tanganyika).&nbsp; The Sultan maintained control of a 10 mile wide strip of land along the coast of his former possessions.&nbsp; In 1890 Zanzibar would become a British Protectorate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]721534[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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