African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 64 Politics in a Day

  The 1,500 military personnel prepared by the colonial government, led by Commander Yarman, marched into Zanzibar in a mighty manner.

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  Dar es Salaam.

  Majid bin Saeed and his relatives were taken out of the dungeon by colonial soldiers and regained the throne of Zanzibar.

  Although the legal government of Zanzibar regained power, Majid bin Saeed and his royal ministers were also locked in the palace and could not go out for half a step.

  The Zanzibar army was disbanded, all officers were detained, soldiers were sent home on leave, and weapons were also confiscated.

   Only maids are allowed to be left in the court, responsible for the living and living of the sultan and ministers, and male servants are expelled to prevent the Zanzibar side from using these people to move their minds.

  Felix arranged for Hans Zhang to take care of these people, and he himself was responsible for maintaining the law and order in Dar es Salaam. Bazel also returned to his post to welcome the immigrants who arrived in Hong Kong today.

As for Bagash bin Said and his staff, they were thrown into the Zanzibar dungeon like dead dogs. Majid bin Said stabbed him in the back because of Bagash bin Said He hated it deeply and strongly demanded that the colonial army shoot Bagash bin Said.

  But Bagash bin Said is now an important evidence of the East African colony, so naturally he cannot be executed at will.

  Majid bin Said decided to give Bhagash bin Saeed the worst possible cell and food. Baghash bin Saeed must not make it easier for him.

Although Majid bin Said only stayed in the dungeon for one day, Bagash bin Said had no time to torture him, after all, he was his own brother, and Bagash bin Said had to borrow Majid bin Said came to control Zanzibar in the name of Majid bin Said, so Majid bin Said lived well in the dungeon before Bagash bin Said finished sorting out the state affairs.

  In addition, the East African colony came too suddenly, and Bagash bin Said was defeated too quickly. Majid bin Said was released from prison in less than a day.

The whole process of this coup took place within one day, and the Sultanate of Zanzibar was the first state power defeated by the East African colonies, so it was recorded in history by the later East African government, and it was called "one-day politics" in history, or "Zanzibar Politics in a Day".

The Bhagash bin Said government also became one of the shortest governments in the world in history, from Bagash bin Saeed declaring himself as the ruler of Zanzibar to the colonial government of East Africa conquering the Zanzibar palace It lasted eleven hours.

  The loss of the East African colony was only one immigrant convoy forced to be delayed, and the army lost one person killed, two seriously injured, and six slightly injured.

  The reason for this loss is that the colonial army does not have heavy weapons, so they can only rely on soldiers with rifles and a small number of hand grenades to attack the Zanzibar army, which has an absolute advantage in numbers.

  As a country independent from the Oman Empire, the Sultanate of Zanzibar is actually a rare maritime military power around the Indian Ocean.

  Although most of Zanzibar's land area is in the coastal area of ​​East Africa, its main body is actually Zanzibar Island in the sea.

  The population and economic scale of the island of Zanzibar account for more than 70% of the Sudan of Zanzibar. On the mainland, only Dar es Salaam and Mombasa have a considerable population, mainly engaged in the slave and ivory economy.

   Zanzibar's navy did not join the battle, and its navy only had a few old wooden European warships inherited from the Oman Empire era.

  Most of the Arab ships on the ocean are armed merchant ships engaged in maritime trade, and are not controlled by the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The reason why Zanzibar has prestige in the region is because it occupies the geographical advantage of land and Zanzibar Island.

  These Arab ships need to stop in Zanzibar to rest and replenish supplies and fresh water, so the Zanzibar Navy is far from being as veritable as imagined.

In addition, the Sultan of Zanzibar has been moving his political focus to the mainland over the years, and even moved the royal palace from Zanzibar Island to Dar es Salaam, so the navy cannot go ashore. The reason why the Dar es Salaam defenders hold the regime in Zanzibar.

  As for the fact that the Sultanate of Zanzibar is now in the hands of the East African colonies, it is still the result of the thinking inertia of the Zanzibar people.

  Before the establishment of the East African colony, there was no opponent in the interior of East Africa. The Sultanate of Zanzibar could defeat the Eastern Bantu tribes in the interior who were still in the primitive society.

  With no opponent on land, Majid bin Said, the Sultan of Zanzibar, who was quite wise in his early years, actively explored the coast of East Africa, and eventually moved his capital to Dar es Salaam.

Now that the Germans are here, the old Sultan of Zanzibar and the ministers have not changed their minds. In addition, the East African colonies have always adopted an equal dialogue attitude towards Zanzibar, which further promoted the prosperity of the slave trade in Zanzibar, so Zanzibar Barr's top brass continued to indulge in extravagance.

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  The third day.

  Yarman rushed to Dar es Salaam with a large force.

  Yarman received the good news from Felix on the way, but Yarman and the army, who had already set off halfway, couldn't return the same way, so they continued to advance in the direction of Dar es Salaam.

   And Felix's courier continued westward to deliver letters to the colonial government.

   "Felix, great job, this battle really impressed me!" Alman said to Felix.

"Hahaha, this is nothing. Who would have thought that the Zanzibar army would be so expensive. I thought that the Zanzibar people equipped with firearms were better than the natives in the interior, but I didn't expect them to be so useless. ’” Felix said complacently.

   "How about the casualties of the troops?" Arman asked.

   "One soldier died, and two more are being rescued. They are out of danger now, and the rest have almost recovered." Felix said in a low voice.

  The main reason is that Zanzibar's combat effectiveness is too low, which gave Felix an illusion that casualties could be avoided completely.

   "Okay, it's inevitable that someone will die in a war, let alone a weak enemy who is strong, and an enemy that is several times larger than your own." Yarman comforted.

"Don't affect the judgment of the overall situation just because of individual data. It is of course a good thing if you can minimize the loss, but don't hesitate because of a little loss. Only soldiers who dare to take setbacks and responsibilities are qualified soldiers." To prevent Felix from falling into misunderstandings, Yarman reminded in time.

   "I thought it was too perfect, Your Excellency Arman, there is no such thing as perfect forever in this world!" Felix said.

   "That's right, pack up the remains of the sacrificed soldiers, and we still have to look forward."

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  The arrival of Yarman solved the problem of insufficient manpower in Dar es Salaam, and the Sultanate of Zanzibar completely fell under the temporary jurisdiction of the East African colony.

  After receiving the information, the colonial government sent the news of victory to Europe, asking Ernst to make an attitude and solution to the Zanzibar issue.

  Restricted by traffic and distance, Ernst received the information more than ten days later.

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