John Okello: From Zanzibar revolution icon to street beggar

Field Marshal John Okello (centre) and some of the Zanzibar leaders in the 1960s. PHOTO/ FILE

What you need to know:

  • Part III. In March 1964, Zanzibar Revolution icon, self-styled Field Marshal John Okello, was expelled from the island and declared unwanted in Tanganyika.
  • Okello’s expulsion came barely two months after he led the revolution that ousted Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah and ended the 266-year oppressive Arab regime in the island.