DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar on Wednesday marked 58 years of its revolution that overthrew the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by local African revolutionaries on Jan. 12, 1964.
Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi led tens of hundreds of Zanzibaris to mark the anniversary at the Amaan Stadium on Unguja Island.
President Mwinyi was joined by Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and other current and retired leaders to watch a grand parade mounted by the country's armed forces.
Themed with Blue Economy for the Sustainable Development, the 58th Anniversary of the Zanzibar Revolution was also colored by military demonstrations mounted by the Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF) and traditional dances performed by various tribes.
On Tuesday night, President Mwinyi addressed the nation, saying Zanzibar registered 120 investment projects worth 787 million U.S. dollars between Nov. 2020 and Dec. 2021 and the 120 projects, which were registered through the state-run Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA), were expected to create 7,000 jobs for Zanzibaris.
Mwinyi added Zanzibar had received prospective investors on the 10 islets, which the government had opened up for high earned but environmental conscious tourism investments under the national drive to transform the country economically. ■