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In 1861, Sayyid Said bin Sultan, the ruler of Oman and Zanzibar, died while on his way from Muscat to Unguja. His death enabled the comeback of European occupation to Zanzibar and above.
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In this Second Episode of the Season 3 of Tareikh Series, Sheikh Riadh Al Busaidi explains the circumstances that paved the way for the Omani rule in East Africa.
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Sheikh Riadh Al Busaidi is back with his Tareikh Series and in this Season 3, he will be talking on the relations between Oman and East Africa before, during and after the coming of the Busaidi rule.
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Wakati Zanzibar inapata uhuru wake uliodumu kwa mwezi mmoja kabla ya kupinduliwa na kisha kuunganishwa na Tanganyika kulikoifanya iwe sehemu ya dola la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, mwanadiplomasia wa Kimarekani, Don Petterson, alikuwa kwenye mwanzoni mwa kazi zake za kibalozi nchini Zanzibar. Kupitia kurasa za kitabu hiki, anazungumza alichokishuhudia na alivyokifahamu kwa mtazamo wa Kimarekani.
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Mohammed Ghassani 